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. 1982 May;43(5):997–1000. doi: 10.1128/aem.43.5.997-1000.1982

Enterotoxin production in milk at 22 and 4 degrees C by Escherichia coli and Yersinia enterocolitica.

O Olsvik, G Kapperud
PMCID: PMC244175  PMID: 7049087

Abstract

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (five strains) and Yersinia enterocolitica (five strains) were cultivated in sterile milk at 22 and 4 degrees C. The bacteria grew well at both temperatures. Three strains of E. coli produced heat-labile enterotoxin in the milk at 22 degrees C as demonstrated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Heat-stable enterotoxins were not detected in milk by the infant mouse test.

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