Investigation of microbial growth in vivo: evaluation of a novel in vivo chamber implant system.

doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.1992.tb14022.x

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Investigation of microbial growth in vivo: evaluation of a novel in vivo chamber implant system.

FEMS microbiology letters - 15 Dec 1992

Arbuthnott J P, Arbuthnott E R, Arbuthnott A D, Pike W J, Cockayne A

Abstract excerpt

An intraperitoneal chamber implant system has been used to investigate the phenotype of Staphylococcus aureus growing in the rat and the effect of the antibiotic flucloxacillin on bacterial growth in vivo. Titanium chambers were implanted in the peritoneum: a period of 3-4 days equilibration allo...

Topics

Animals
Diffusion Chambers, Culture
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Floxacillin
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Microscopy, Electron
Phenotype
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Staphylococcal Infections
Staphylococcus aureus

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