Use of a commercially available ELISA kit for detection of salmonellas in water |
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| Authors: | K.S. Walter E.J. Fricker C.R. Fricker |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Medical Microbiology, Thames Water Utilities, Manor Farm Road, Reading RG2 0JN, UK |
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| Abstract: | The accuracy and specificity of a commercially available ELISA kit (Locate, Rhone-Poulenc Diagnostics) were assessed when applied to enrichment cultures of naturally contaminated water and sewage. The kit showed 66/180 samples positive by both culture and ELISA. The ELISA showed six positives which could not be confirmed by culture. |
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