Nonspecific Protective Action Against Vibrio Cholerae of SK&F 42319, a Ribonucleic Acid Obtained from Bacteriophage-infected Escherichia Coli

Overview

Journal Infect Immun

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Specialty Allergy & Immunology

Date 1972 Nov 1

PMID 4564788

Authors

P Actor

D Pitkin

M Y Goore

L J BERRY

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Abstract

An interferon-inducing RNA, SK&F 42319, obtained from a lysate of phage-infected Escherichia coli, protected mice against Vibrio cholerae infection. This nonspecific protection was not attributable to endotoxin contamination.

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