A new chromogenic agar medium for detection of potentially virulent Yersinia enterocolitica

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 185-190

  Weagant, Stephen D ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Agar; Biotypes; Chromogenic; Food; Virulent; Y. enterocolitic

Indexed keywords

CELLOBIOSE; CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE;

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; FERMENTATION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

AGAR; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CELLOBIOSE; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; CULTURE MEDIA; GALACTOSIDES; HUMANS; INDOLES; VIRULENCE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); YERSINIA; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 38049166132     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2007.11.019     Document Type: Article

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