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Antiserum Definitions:
A serum that contains antibodies to a particular antigen.
Prescott's Microbiology 9th Edition by Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood, Christopher J. Woolverton
Antibody-rich serum derived from the blood of animals (deliberately immunized against infectious or toxic antigen) or from people who have recovered from specific infections.
Foundations in Microbiology by Kathleen Park Talaro, Arthur Talaro
Antiserum Notes:
Antisera are present in humans' blood or in other organisms and are a part of their blood in the serum. These are monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies, which help to spread passive immunity against many diseases. A human survivor of an infection could provide his serum to a person who was infected with Ebola virus to treat the infection but the success rate was quite poor.
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