A simple artificial urine for the growth of urinary pathogens

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 203-206

  Brooks, T ^a,b   Keevil, C W ^a  

^a Centre for Applied Microbiology and Research   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL URINES; CLINICAL ENVIRONMENTS; CONDITION; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; EXPERIMENT MODELING; HUMAN URINE; SIMPLE++; STEADY STATE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

BODY FLUIDS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030894262     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1997.00378.x     Document Type: Article

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