Influence of transport conditions and media on Helicobacter pylori isolation [2]

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1129-1130

  Boyanova, Lyudmila ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DYSPEPSIA; GRAM STAINING; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INOCULATION; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BIOPSY; TRANSPORT MEDIUM; ADULT; CHILD; FREEZING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; STOMACH MUCOSA; TIME;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

ADULT; CHILD; CULTURE MEDIA; FREEZING; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1542435215     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-52-12-1129     Document Type: Letter

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