Determination of Diphtheria Toxin in Bacterial Cultures by Enzyme Immunoassay
Since diphtheria toxin (DT) is the main virulence factor of <i>Corynebacterium diphtheriae</i> and <i>C. ulcerans</i>, the detection of DT in corynebacterial cultures is of utmost importance in the laboratory diagnosis of diphtheria. The need to measure the level of DT produc...
Main Authors: | Maria A. Simonova, Vyacheslav G. Melnikov, Olga E. Lakhtina, Ravilya L. Komaleva, Anja Berger, Andreas Sing, Sergey K. Zavriev |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-09-01
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Series: | Diagnostics |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/9/2204 |
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