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. 1978 Aug;8(2):252–255. doi: 10.1128/jcm.8.2.252-255.1978

Radial passive immune hemolysis assay for detection of heat-labile enterotoxin produced by individual colonies of Escherichia coli or Vibrio cholerae.

M G Bramucci, R K Holmes
PMCID: PMC275201  PMID: 359590

Abstract

A rapid screening test has been developed to detect heat-labile enterotoxin produced by individual colonies of Escherichia coli or Vibrio cholerae growing on media solidified with agar. The applicability of this method for isolating tox mutants of E. coli and V. cholerae has been demonstrated.

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