A simple, effective method for bacterial culture storage: A brief technical report

Journal of Bacteriology and Virology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 99-101

  Winters, Ryan D ^a   Winn Jr , Washington C ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial culture; Long term storage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRYOPRESERVATION; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; RELIABILITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79951927845     PISSN: 15982467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4167/jbv.2010.40.2.99     Document Type: Article

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