| nontoxigenic vibrio cholerae 01 serotype inaba biotype el tor associated with a cluster of cases of cholera in southern india. | thirteen strains of vibrio cholerae 01 belonging to the inaba serotype el tor biotype isolated from patients during an outbreak of cholera in the town of warangal in southern india were found to be nontoxigenic (nt), since they did not produce cholera toxin or hybridize with dna probes specific for cholera toxin, zot, or ace. the unheated and heated culture supernatants of the nt v. cholerae 01 evoked a rapid cell-rounding effect when introduced on confluent layers of cho and hela cells which co ... | 1996 | 8727886 |
| development and application of an indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunoassay for aflatoxin m(1) in milk and milk-based confectionery. | high-titer rabbit polyclonal antibodies to aflatoxin m(1) (afm1) were produced by utilizing afm1-bovine serum albumin (bsa) conjugate as an immunogen. an indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was standardized for estimating afm1 in milk and milk products. to avoid the influence of interfering substances present in the milk samples, it was necessary to prepare afm1 standards in methanol extracts of certified reference material (crm) not containing detectable afm1 (< 0.05 ng/g). t ... | 2002 | 11829670 |
| knowledge, attitude and practices about animal bites and rabies in general community--a multi-centric study. | rabies a disease as old as our civilization, continues to be the most feared of all communicable diseases. despite the availability the state-of-the-art tools which ensure near cent percent protection against rabies, india is the largest contributant to rabies mortality in the world. a multicentric study was carried out from april 2001 to september 2002 with the objective of assessing the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices (kap) about animal bites and rabies in the general community. th ... | 2006 | 17913213 |