A new alkaline pH-adjusted medium enhances detection of β-hemolytic streptococci by minimizing bacterial interference due to Streptococcus salivarius

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 643-650

  Dierksen, Karen P ^a   Ragland, Nancy L ^a   Tagg, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN; BUFFER; STREPTOLYSIN O; STREPTOLYSIN S;

ACCURACY; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; HEMOLYSIS; METABOLIC INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP C; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OVIS ARIES; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A'; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP C';

EID: 0033961386     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.2.643-650.2000     Document Type: Article

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