E. coliPRO 0157 Latex Agglutination kit offers definitive identification of E. coli 0157 from a single isolated colony. Rapid results are obtained in as little as two minutes at room temperature. E. coliPRO 0157 is useful in eliminating the possibility of cross reactions with Escherichia hermanii and other sorbitol negative Escherichia species. E. coliPRO 0157 is a complete kit which contains positive and negative controls, mixing sticks and reaction cards. Finally, EcoliPRO 157 is stable, with a two-year shelf life from date of manufacture. The EcoliPRO 157 kit contains large white carboxylated latex particles resulting in strong, easy-to-read positive reactions. The white latex particles show up clearly on the black reaction card which contains eight reaction circles.