Use of eosin methylene blue agar to differentiate Escherichia coli from other gram-negative mastitis pathogens

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 273-275

  Leininger, Dagny Jayne ^a   Roberson, Jerry Russel ^a   Elvinger, François ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

AGAR; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; ENZYME INHIBITOR; EOSIN; METHYLENE BLUE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGAR; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EOSINE YELLOWISH-(YS); ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; MASTITIS, BOVINE; METHYLENE BLUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0035348395     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870101300319     Document Type: Article

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