Replication of IFDO on a chemically defined medium

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 10-15

  Burdon, D W ^a,b   Wakeman, Jacqueline G ^a   Nayyar, Pamela ^a  

^a GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SELLY OAK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN SPONGIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH RATE; ILEAL FLUID DEPENDENT ORGANISM; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029986209     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-45-1-10     Document Type: Article

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