TABLE 3.
Detection limits for botulinum neurotoxin type A, B, E, and F complexes and E. coli O157 in various matrices using the AICC system
| Matrix | Detection limit of AICC assay fora: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botulinum neurotoxin type A (ng) | Botulinum neurotoxin type B (ng) | Botulinum neurotoxin type E (ng) | Botulinum neurotoxin type F (ng) | E. coli O157 (cells) | |
| Semiskim milk | 0.5 | 50 | 5 | 50 | 500 |
| Skim milk | 0.5 | 50 | 5 | 50 | 500 |
| Apple juice | − | − | − | − | 500 |
| Grape juice with peach juice | 0.5 | 50 | − | 50 | 500 |
| Bottled water (type 1) | 0.5 | 50 | 5 | 50 | 500 |
| Bottled water (type 2) | 0.5 | 50 | 5 | 50 | 500 |
a
The volume for each test was 500 μl. −, no detection.