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Microbiology Bacteria 3b71cc2f

Proteus antigen cross react with:

A
Klebsiella
B
Chlamydiae
C
Rickettsiae
D
E. coli
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. 'c' i.e., Rickettsiae(Ref: Ananthanarayan, 9th/e, p. 410)Proteus antigens (OX19, OX2, OXK Strains) cross reacts with group specific alkali stable lipopolysaccharide rickettsial antigens. The application of this property is done in the Weil Felix (heterophile agglutination) test.

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