The use of antibiotics to improve phage detection and enumeration by the double-layer agar technique

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Santos, Sílvio B ^a   Carvalho, Carla M ^a   Sillankorva, Sanna ^a   Nicolau, Ana ^a   Ferreira, Eugénio C ^a   Azeredo, Joana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; KANAMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CELL STRUCTURE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DRUG MECHANISM; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; SURFACE PROPERTY; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; VIROLOGY;

AGAR; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOPHAGES; PLAQUE ASSAY;

EID: 69149089950     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-9-148     Document Type: Article

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