Optimization of haemolysis in enhanced haemolysis agar (EHA) -A selective medium for the isolation of Listeria monocytogenes

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 421-425

  Beumer, R R ^b   Te Giffel, M C ^b   Cox, L J ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BLOOD; DISEASES; LISTERIA;

FAST GROWTHS; HAEMOLYSIS; L.MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; OPTIMISATIONS; SELECTIVE MEDIUM;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

AGAR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; HEMOLYSIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0030950370     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1997.00153.x     Document Type: Article

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