Influence of disc content on zone sizes obtained in standard disc diffusion antimicrobial susceptibility tests

Aquaculture

Volumn 261, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 799-803

  Smith, Peter ^a   O'Meara, Edel ^a   NcNulty, Des ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility; Disc content; Disc diffusion; Standardisation

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; STANDARDIZATION; TESTING METHOD;

AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 33750500016     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2006.06.035     Document Type: Article

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