The use of an IpaC-specific ELISA to identify enteroinvasive Escherichia coli strains of unusual serogroups

Authors
Pal, T Serichantalerg, O Echeverria, P Scheutz, F Cam, PD
Citation
T. Pal et al., The use of an IpaC-specific ELISA to identify enteroinvasive Escherichia coli strains of unusual serogroups, DIAG MICR I, 32(4), 1998, pp. 255-258
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
ISSN journal
07328893 → ACNP
Volume
32
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
255 - 258
Database
ISI
SICI code
0732-8893(199812)32:4<255:TUOAIE>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Twenty five Escherichia coli isolates expressing O antigens different from the conventionally recognized enteroinvasive E. coli were tested in the Ser eny test, with an invasion plasmid-specific DNA probe, and by an enzyme-lin ked immunosorbent assay recognizing the secreted IpaC antigen. These result s indicate that the IpaC enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay is a sensitive m ethod to recognize enteroinvasive E. coli, irrespective of their serogroups . (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Inc.