A novel agar medium to detect hydrogen peroxide-producing bacteria based on the Prussian blue-forming reaction

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 889-892

  Saito, Mitsumasa ^a   Seki, Masanori ^a   Iida, Ken Ichiro ^a   Nakayama, Hiroaki ^a   Yoshida, Shin Ichi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agar medium; H2O2; Hydrogen peroxide; Prussian blue

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTERIUM MUTANT; HISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 34548864382     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2007.tb03971.x     Document Type: Article

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