Improved plaque assays for Rickettsia prowazekii in Vero76 cells

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1944-1948

  Policastro, Paul F ^a   Peacock, Marius G ^a   Hackstadt, Ted ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN SULFATE; EMETINE; FLUORIDE SODIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; PH; PLAQUE FORMING CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII; VERO CELL;

ANIMALIA; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII; RICKETTSIA TYPHI; TYPHUS GROUP;

EID: 0030012655     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.8.1944-1948.1996     Document Type: Article

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