The present invention relates to a method for detecting and identifying at least one
Shiga toxin-producing
Escherichia coli (STEC) that may be present in a sample containing enterobacteria, said method comprising the following steps:-lysing the sample in order to lyse the STEC, thereby obtaining a solution comprising the nucleic acids thereof; -contacting said
nucleic acid solution with primers to allow amplification of at least the stx1 and / or stx2 genes or
gene fragments; -if amplified to at least one of the stx1 and / or stx2 genes or
gene fragments, placing a portion of the sample onto an
agar reaction medium comprising: at least one
toxin inducer, at least one
agglutination conjugate, at least one
agglutination conjugate, at least one poison
inducer, at least one poison
inducer, at least one poison inducer, at least one poison inducer, at least one poison inducer, and at least one poison inducer. The binding partner is formed by at least one binding partner specific to the STX1
protein and / or at least one binding partner specific to the STX2
protein, and the binding partner is coupled with the
nanoparticle; -detecting and confirming the presence of at least one STEC by the presence of a halo on the
agar around said STEC.