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A primary challenge ofMS2 bacteriophage was cleared from the blood of the teleostSalmo trutta within 2.5 days. In contrast the clearance of a 2nd challenge required an extra 3.5 days and the induction of the secondary antibody response was delayed, though immune memory was observed later.
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O'Neill, J.G. Blood clearance ofMS2 bacteriophage inSalmo trutta: a paradoxon. Experientia 36, 1226–1227 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01976143
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