Liquid Granada medium for detection of group B streptococci [3]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 4303-

  De La Rosa Fraile, Manuel ^a   Camacho Muñoz, Enrique ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; GLUCOSE; METHOTREXATE; PEPTONE; STARCH;

AGAR MEDIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; LETTER; LIQUID GRANADA MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SERUM; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

CULTURE MEDIA; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 23744472465     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.8.4303.2005     Document Type: Letter

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