Evaluation of a new arcobacter enrichment medium and comparison with two media developed for enrichment of Campylobacter spp.

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-58

  Atabay, H Ibrahim ^a   Corry, Janet E L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arcobacter; Campylobacter; Enrichment media

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

ARCOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CAMPYLOBACTER; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; PRODUCTIVITY;

CAMPYLOBACTER; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; ARCOBACTER; ARCOBACTER BUTZLERI; ARCOBACTER CRYAEROPHILUS; ARCOBACTER NITROFIGILIS; ARCOBACTER SKIRROWII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER;

EID: 0032485802     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(98)00034-8     Document Type: Article

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