Growth and cultural characteristics of Calymmatobacterium granulomatis - The aetiological agent of granuloma inguinale (Donovanosis)

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 579-585

  Kharsany, A B M ^a   Hoosen, A A ^a   Kiepiela, P ^a   Naicker, T ^a   Sturm, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CALYMMATOBACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENITAL ULCER; GIEMSA STAIN; GRANULE CELL; GRANULOMA INGUINALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0030838048     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-46-7-579     Document Type: Article

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