A novel combination of selective agents for isolation of Leptospira species

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 494-501

  Chakraborty, Antara ^a   Miyahara, Satoshi ^a   Villanueva, Sharon Y A M ^a   Saito, Mitsumasa ^a   Gloriani, Nina G ^b   Yoshida, Shin Ichi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Leptospira; Selective medium

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COLISTIN; FLUOROURACIL; FOSFOMYCIN; GLYCINE; KETOCONAZOLE; LINCOMYCIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; NEOMYCIN; NOVOBIOCIN; POLYMYXIN B; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA BIFLEXA; LEPTOSPIRA BORGPETERSENII; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIRA KIRSCHNERI; LEPTOSPIRA MEYERI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; LEPTOSPIRA; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

LEPTOSPIRA;

EID: 79959736457     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2011.00347.x     Document Type: Article

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