Evaluation of blood culture systems for detection of the intestinal spirochaete Brachyspira (Serpulina) pilosicoli in human blood

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1031-1036

  Brooke, C J ^a   Margawani, K R ^a   Pearson, A K ^a   Riley, T V ^a   Robertson, I D ^a   Hampson, D J ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BRACHYSPIRA; BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI; CULTURE MEDIUM; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROCHETE;

BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI; SERPULINA PILOSICOLI;

EID: 0033765424     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-49-11-1031     Document Type: Article

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