Presumptive identification of Candida kefyr on levine formulation of eosin methylene blue agar

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 4281-4284

  Munson, Erik L ^a   Troy, Dennis R ^a   Weber, Joanne K ^a   Messer, Shawn A ^a   Pfaller, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; EOSIN; METHYLENE BLUE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA KEFYR; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGAR; CANDIDA; CULTURE MEDIA; EOSINE YELLOWISH-(YS); HUMANS; METHYLENE BLUE; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES;

CANDIDA; FUNGI; KLUYVEROMYCES MARXIANUS;

EID: 0036841152     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.11.4281-4284.2002     Document Type: Article

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