RAPID QUANTITATIVE SEROLOGICAL ASSAY OF STAPHYLOCOCCAL ENTEROTOXIN B

Abstract

A simple, rapid method, based on the Oudin single gel diffusion technique, is described for the quantitative assay of staphylococcal enterotoxin B. The method yields reproducible results without close control of such assay variables as temperature, antiserum dilution, and assay time, provided that the ionic strength is maintained above 0.2 N sodium chloride equivalent.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0472301

Entities

People

  • Albert J. Rosenwald
  • Evelyn E. Lewis
  • Francis J. Weirether
  • Ralph E. Lincoln

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Antibodies
  • Biological Laboratories
  • Chemistry
  • Chlorides
  • Diffusion
  • Dilution
  • Immune Serums
  • Incubation
  • Measurement
  • Migration
  • Plotting
  • Precipitates
  • Sodium
  • Sodium Compounds
  • Square Roots
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Biology

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  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Immunology