Plates are better than broth for recovery of fastidious organisms from some specimen material [1]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 875-

  Gibb, A Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BODY FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CULTURE MEDIUM; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0344573110     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.3.875-875.1999     Document Type: Letter

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