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Improved detection of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli using formalin-fixed HEp-2 cells
J Spencer1, H Chart, H R Smith
1Laboratory of Enteric Pathogens, Central Public Health Laboratory, London, UK.
Letters in Applied Microbiology
|January 7, 1998
Abstract:
Certain strains of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli cause detachment of HEp-2 cells during adhesion tests, preventing observation of the aggregative adherent phenotype. The use of formalin-fixed HEp-2 cells prevents cell detachment and facilitates the detection of enteroaggregative E. coli.