Evaluation of a new selective medium for the isolation of Cornybacterium urealyticum

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-83

  Zapardiel, J ^a   Nieto, Eva ^a   Soriano, F ^a  

^a Hospital UniversitarioFundación Jiménez Díaz   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPICILLIN; AZTREONAM; CYSTEINE; FOSFOMYCIN; GLUCOSE; PHENOL; PHENOLSULFONPHTHALEIN; POLYMYXIN B; UREA; UREASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CORYNEBACTERIUM UREALYTICUM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN EPITHELIUM; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0031963137     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-47-1-79     Document Type: Article

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