Effect of storage temperature on survival of Chlamydia trachomatis after lyophilization

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2577-2578

  Eley, Adrian ^a   Geary, Ian ^a   Bahador, Abbas ^a   Hakimi, Hamid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FREEZE DRYING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORAGE TEMPERATURE;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FREEZE DRYING; INCLUSION BODIES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TEMPERATURE;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS;

EID: 33746216120     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00968-06     Document Type: Article

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