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. 1979 Apr;9(4):541–543. doi: 10.1128/jcm.9.4.541-543.1979

Pooling Method for Screening Large Numbers of Escherichia coli for Production of Heat-Stable Enterotoxin, and Its Application in Field Studies

Patricia A Byers 1, Herbert L DuPont 1
PMCID: PMC273071  PMID: 379042

Abstract

A modified suckling mouse assay was developed for use in field studies whereby five E. coli isolates could be tested as a pool for heat-stable enterotoxin.

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