The development of a selective medium for the Brucella abortus strains and its comparison with the currently recommended and used medium

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-21

  Her, Moon ^a   Cho, Dong Hee ^a   Kang, Sung Il ^a   Cho, Yun Sang ^a   Hwang, In Yeong ^a   Bae, You Chan ^a   Yoon, Hachung ^a   Heo, Young Ran ^b   Jung, Suk Chan ^a   Yoo, HanSang ^c  

^a Animal Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Brucella abortus; Erythritol; Pinkish colony; Selective medium

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; BACITRACIN; BRUCELLA VACCINE; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; ERYTHRITOL; NALIDIXIC ACID; NEUTRAL RED; NYSTATIN; POLYMYXIN B; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; CARBON SOURCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CULTURE MEDIA; ERYTHRITOL; FEMALE; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; NEUTRAL RED; SELECTION, GENETIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77951461458     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.12.013     Document Type: Article

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