Microplate Alamar blue assay versus BACTEC 460 system for high- throughput screening of compounds against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1004-1009

  Collins, Lisa A ^a   Franzblau, Scott G ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; MINOCYCLINE; RIFABUTIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; DRUG SCREENING; FLUOROMETRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030903133     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.41.5.1004     Document Type: Article

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