Evaluation of the effects of storage in two different swab fabrics and under three different transport conditions on recovery of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 3041-3043

  Roelofsen, E ^a,b   Van Leeuwen, M ^a   Meijer Severs, G J ^a   Wilkinson, M H F ^a   Degener, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEVICE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORAGE; TRANSPORT MEDIUM;

EID: 0032780219     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.9.3041-3043.1999     Document Type: Article

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