摘要 |
<p>A method for detecting Escherichia coli in a sample by providing a sample suspected of containing Escherichia coli; contacting the sample with beads coated with a mixture of antibodies or anti-serum specific to one or more surface antigens of Escherichia coli, each of the one or more surface antigens having a molecular weight of 21 +/- 2 KDa, 26 +/- 2 KDa, 31 +/- 2 KDa, 36 +/- 2 KDa, 38 +/- 2 KDa, 67 +/- 2 KDa, and 77.8 +/- 2 KDa; and observing agglutination of the beads, where the presence of the agglutination indicates the presence of Escherichia coli in the sample.</p> |