Comparison of growth of Borrelia afzelii, B. gavinii, and B. burgdorferi sensu stricto in MKP and BSK-II medium

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 294, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 407-412

  Ružić Sabljić, Eva ^a   Strle, Franc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato; BSK medium; Growth comparison; MKP medium

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BARBOUR STONNER KELLY II MEDIUM; BORRELIA AFZELII; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA GARINII; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; HUMAN; INOCULATION; MODIFIED KELLY PETTENKOFER MEDIUM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BORRELIA AFZELII; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA GARINII;

EID: 9144241702     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2004.08.002     Document Type: Article

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