Survival of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates of different auxotypes in six commercial transport systems

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 4803-4804

  Graver, M A ^a   Wade, J J ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSPORT MEDIUM;

CULTURE MEDIA; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE;

EID: 5444271009     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.10.4803-4804.2004     Document Type: Article

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