Isolator component responsible for inhibition of Mycobacterium avium-M. intracellulare in BACTEC 12B medium

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 588-590

  Wasilauskas, Benedict L ^a   Morrell Jr , Robert M ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE;

EID: 0031051635     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.3.588-590.1997     Document Type: Article

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