Improved detection of heat-labile enterotoxin of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli by using a commercial coagglutination test.
Escherichia coli strains grown on lincomycin-supplemented Mundell agar and on blood agar were compared for their ability to produce heat-labile enterotoxin, as detected by a commercial coagglutination kit. The special agar allowed more strains to be detected, and the results were much more clear-cut.
D000372:Agglutination Tests; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000032:analysis*; D003470:Culture Media; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D003470:Culture Media; D004768:Enterotoxins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; C027538:heat-labile enterotoxin, E coli