title: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for Escherichia coli heat-stable enterotoxin type II.
abstract: The gene for Escherichia coli heat-stable enterotoxin type II (STII) was fused to the genes for protein A from Staphylococcus aureus and beta-galactosidase in two different expression systems. Antibodies raised in rabbits against the protein A-STII fusion protein recognized the beta-galactosidase-STII fusion protein. The latter fusion protein was used as the immobilized antigen in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detection of STII. The correlation between the results of the ELISA and the intestinal loop test in piglets was 95%, suggesting that the ELISA can be used to reliably detect STII.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000276:immunology; D010957:Plasmids; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D013205:Staphylococcal Protein A / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D007106:Immune Sera; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D013205:Staphylococcal Protein A; C034151:heat stable toxin (E coli)