Compact growth of Staphylococcus Haemolyticus in soft agar is not due to hydrophobic interaction between the cocci

Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 343-349

  Godo Zs I ^a   Magyar, Erzsébet ^a   Andirko I ^a   Rozgonyi, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; ETHYLENE GLYCOL DERIVATIVE; LACTOGLOBULIN; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; POLYSORBATE; TRYPSIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; CULTURE MEDIA; DETERGENTS; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; HUMANS; LACTOGLOBULINS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYSORBATES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TRYPSIN;

EID: 0031311510     PISSN: 12178950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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