Optimisation of culture of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis from blood samples

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 93-99

  Bower, Katrina ^a   Begg, Douglas J ^a   Whittington, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood; Culture; Inhibition; Johne's disease; Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CETYLPYRIDINIUM SALT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE OPTIMIZATION; ERYTHROCYTE; INOCULATION; LEUKOCYTE; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHEEP; VEIN PUNCTURE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; LEUKOCYTES; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS; PARATUBERCULOSIS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 72049101473     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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