The growth and survivability of Streptococcus pneumoniae clinical isolates subjected to various environmental conditions

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 153-164

  Mazzola, G J ^a   Mortensen, J E ^b   Miller, L A ^a   Poupard, J A ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G; QUINOLONE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; ENVIRONMENT; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TEMPERATURE;

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0037345533     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(02)00526-6     Document Type: Article

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