The Bactericidins of Normal Serum: Their Characters, Occurrence in Various Animals and the Susceptibility of Different Bacteria to their Action

Abstract

Since the early work of Nuttall (1888), Buchner (1889), and others first disclosed the bactericidal property of normal serum, a considerable amount of attention has been devoted to this important biological phenomenon. The literature (which has been reviewed recently by Knorr, 1929) lacks, however, a comprehensive and co-ordinated study of the subject, and in fact presents a good many confusing data in regard to the nature of the active principles concerned and their immunological significance.