Development of a selective culture medium for primary isolation of the main Brucella Species

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1458-1463

  De Miguel, M J ^a   Marin C M ^a   Munoz P M ^a   Dieste, L ^a   Grillo M J ^b   Blasco, J M ^a  

^a Agrifood Institute of Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; BACITRACIN; COLISTIN; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; NITROFURANTOIN; NYSTATIN; POLYMYXIN B; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLA OVIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; FARRELL MEDIUM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MODIFIED THAYER MARTIN MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; SELECTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR OVIS;

EID: 79953897672     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02301-10     Document Type: Article

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