Evaluation of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and a PCR test for detection of shiga toxins for shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in cattle herds.

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  • Monserrat Segura-Alvarez
  • Heinz Richter
  • Franz J Conraths
  • Lutz Geue
چکیده

Antigen capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) for the detection of Stx1 and/or Stx2 in cattle feces were validated in comparison to the Vero cell cytotoxicity neutralization test (as a "gold standard") applied in the course of a monitoring program for Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in German cattle herds as a prescreening test and compared to MK1/MK2 PCR as an alternative prescreening test.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of clinical microbiology

دوره 41 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2003