Abstract
Forty-one strains of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli formed clumps visible as a scum at the surface of a Mueller-Hinton broth shaker culture. Sixty-one control strains of E. coli did not. Scum formation is a simple, rapid, and inexpensive test for the identification of enteroaggregative E. coli.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Bacterial Adhesion
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Bacteriological Techniques*
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Diarrhea / microbiology
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Escherichia coli / classification
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Escherichia coli / isolation & purification*
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Escherichia coli / pathogenicity
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Escherichia coli Infections / diagnosis
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Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology
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Evaluation Studies as Topic
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Humans
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Serotyping