Evaluation of commercial latex reagents for identification of O157 and H7 antigens of Escherichia coli

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1286-1289

  Sowers, Evangeline G ^a   Wells, Joy G ^a   Strockbine, Nancy A ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CROSS REACTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY;

EID: 0029960238     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.5.1286-1289.1996     Document Type: Article

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