Direct isolation of Francisella spp. from environmental samples

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 663-667

  Petersen, Jeannine M ^a,b   Carlson, J ^b   Yockey, B ^b   Pillai, S ^c   Kuske, C ^d   Garbalena, G ^e   Pottumarthy, S ^f   Chalcraft, L ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c US Department of Homeland Security   (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e Public Health Foundation Enterprise   (United States)

^f Bureau of Laboratory Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental; Francisella; Isolation; Media; Selective

Indexed keywords

SEAWATER;

ENVIRONMENTAL; FRANCISELLA; ISOLATION; MEDIA; SELECTIVE;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFEPIME; ETICYCLIDINE; POLYMYXIN B; SEA WATER; VANCOMYCIN;

BACTERIUM; COLONIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROWTH; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; SEAWATER; SEAWEED;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYSTEINE HEART AGAR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FRANCISELLA; FRANCISELLA NOVICIDA; FRANCISELLA PHILOMIRAGIA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEAWEED; SHEEP BLOOD;

FRANCISELLA; FRANCISELLA PHILOMIRAGIA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 65649139172     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2009.02589.x     Document Type: Article

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