Reagents, stains, and media: Bacteriology

Manual of Clinical Microbiology: Tenth Edition

Volumn 1-2, Issue , 2022, Pages 296-303

  Atlas, Ronald M ^a   Snyder, James W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochemical tests; Culture media; Decontamination agents; Dyes; Nitrate reduction; Pathogen

Indexed keywords

EID: 85188870522     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1128/9781555816728.ch17     Document Type: Chapter

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