Enhanced isolation of Serpulina hyodysenteriae by using sliced agar media

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2937-2941

  Olson, Leroy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COLISTIN; RIFAMPICIN; SPECTINOMYCIN; SPIRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRACHYSPIRA; DYSENTERY; FLAGELLUM; HEMOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMEAR; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; BRACHYSPIRA; BRACHYSPIRA HYODYSENTERIAE; SPIROCHAETALES; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0029997160     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.12.2937-2941.1996     Document Type: Article

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