| Literature DB >> 24462808 |
G Descours1, P Cassier2, F Forey3, C Ginevra4, J Etienne4, G Lina4, S Jarraud4.
Abstract
Culture media performance is a critical factor in the isolation of Legionellae from respiratory samples. We showed that BMPA and MWY media yielded significantly higher isolation rates than GVPC and BCYE media in regard to performance with samples that harbored low Legionella inocula and high contamination levels.Entities:
Keywords: BMPA; GVPC; Isolation; Legionella; MWY; Respiratory samples
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24462808 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2014.01.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Microbiol Methods ISSN: 0167-7012 Impact factor: 2.363