The toxic antigenic factors produced by Clostridium botulinum types C and D.

JANSEN, B. C. The toxic antigenic factors produced by Clostridium botulinum types C and D. Onderstepoort ]. vet Res., 38 (2), 93-98 (1971). The toxic factors produced by Clostridium botulinum (Van Ermengem, 1896), types C and D were determined. Monospecific antisera were prepared against the different factors. It was shown that type Coc produces factors C" C2 and D; type C f3 produces factor C 2 and type D produces factors C1 and D. It was also shown that the International Standard Type C Antitoxin contains antibodies against factors C1, C2 and D and the International Standard TypeD Antitoxin contains antibodies against factors C1 and D.