Kinetics of growth characteristics of micro-organisms in dextrose infusion solutions

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 167, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 1-6

  Hugbo, P G ^a   Mendie, U E ^b   Nasipuri, R N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Dextrose infusion solutions; Factors influencing growth kinetics of micro organisms; Growth characteristics of micro organisms; Microbial growth in non nutritive solutions

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLUCOSE INFUSION; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GROWTH INHIBITION; INFECTION; KINETICS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032104464     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(97)00397-9     Document Type: Article

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