Comparison of direct-plating and enrichment methods for isolation of Vibrio cholerae from diarrhea patients

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1856-1858

  Lesmana, Murad ^b   Richie, Emily ^a   Subekti, Decy ^b   Simanjuntak, Cyrus ^b   Walz, Stephen E ^b  

^a US Naval Medical Research Unit No 2 Jakarta   (Indonesia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHOLERA; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0030956109     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.7.1856-1858.1997     Document Type: Article

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