Evaluation of three new culture media for the cultivation and isolation of Leishmania parasites

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 197-202

  Limoncu, Me ^a   Ozbilgin A ^a   Balcioglu, Ic ^a   Ozbel Y ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN; PROTEIN HYDROLYSATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EVALUATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEISHMANIA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBINS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; PARASITOLOGY; PROTEIN HYDROLYSATES;

BOVINAE;

EID: 4544315880     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200310367     Document Type: Article

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