Comparative growth of pure cultures of human intestinal spirochaetes on six selective media

New Microbiologica

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 47-54

  Calderaro, A ^a   Dettori, G ^a   Grillo, R ^b   Cattani, P ^b   Chezzi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Human Intestinal Spirochaetes; Selective Media

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; POLYMYXIN B; RIFAMPICIN; SPECTINOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG COMBINATION; ENTEROPATHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SPIROCHETE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; POLYMYXIN B; RIFAMPIN; SPECTINOMYCIN; SPIROCHAETALES;

EID: 0030639552     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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