Ascoli's test
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Thermo precipitation test for the diagnosis of anthrax using a tissue extract and anthrax antiserum. Used for detection of anthrax bacilli in animal hides and meat.
Bibliography
- A. Ascoli:
La precipitina nella diagnosi del carbonchio ematico.
Clin. Vet, Milano, 1911, 34: 2-20.
Preliminary note in Pathologica, 1910, 3: 101.
German translation in Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie und Infektionskrankheiten, Berlin, 1911, 1 Abt., 58, Orig., 63-70.
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