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. 1983 Jul;18(1):23–28. doi: 10.1128/jcm.18.1.23-28.1983

Rapid test for identification of heat-labile enterotoxin-producing Escherichia coli colonies.

R A Finkelstein, Z Yang
PMCID: PMC270738  PMID: 6350351

Abstract

A latex particle agglutination test is described which is suitable for the recognition of heat-labile enterotoxin-producing colonies of Escherichia coli immediately after primary culture on a variety of commonly used enteric diagnostic media. The test is simple and economical to perform, and the results are available in minutes.

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