Quality control of culture media in a microbiology laboratory

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 159-163

  Basu, S ^a   Pal, A ^a   Desai, P K ^a  

^a Biochemistry   (India)

Author keywords

Culture media; Quality control

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CASEIN; COPPER ION; ETHYLENE OXIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; AUTOCLAVE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONDUCTANCE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DILUTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEL; HEAT TREATMENT; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; IRRADIATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PH MEASUREMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SOYBEAN; STANDARD;

EID: 23944526294     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.16586     Document Type: Article

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