title: A sandwich ELISA method for detection of Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxins.
abstract: Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxins A, B, and C, were detected by means of a four-layer sandwich ELISA method. With toxin produced in broth supernatants, this ELISA method had a detection limit of 0.5 ng enterotoxin per ml. Conjoint with enterotoxin, S. aureus most often produces protein A. The protein A will interfere and produce false positive reactions in a sandwich ELISA, by binding nonspecifically the IgG in different layers, simulating the immunospecific toxin binding. With rabbit IgG coupled to Sepharose CL-4B gel, 99% of protein A could be removed from solutions, bringing the level under the interfering limit in the ELISA.
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D013205:Staphylococcal Protein A; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D004768:Enterotoxins; D013205:Staphylococcal Protein A