A novel, broadly applicable approach to isolation of fungi in diverse growth media

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 105, Issue , 2014, Pages 155-161

  Smithee, Shane ^a   Tracy, Steven ^a   Drescher, Kristen M ^b   Pitz, Lisa A ^b   McDonald, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Creatinine; Fungi; Sabouraud dextrose agar

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CULTURE MEDIUM;

AGAR MEDIUM; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOTORULA MUCILAGINOSA; SABOURAUD DEXTROSE AGAR; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION STUDY; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PROCEDURES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CREATININE; CULTURE MEDIA; FUNGI; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84907301521     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2014.07.023     Document Type: Article

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