Use of colistin-polymyxin B-cellobiose agar for isolation of Vibrio vulnificus from the environment.

doi:10.1128/aem.58.2.737-739.1992

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Use of colistin-polymyxin B-cellobiose agar for isolation of Vibrio vulnificus from the environment.

Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Feb 1992

Oliver J D, Guthrie K, Preyer J, Wright A, Simpson L M, Siebeling R, Morris J G

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Colistin-polymyxin B-cellobiose agar was employed for the isolation of Vibrio vulnificus from shellfish. Isolates were examined phenotypically and with a gene probe and monoclonal antibody specific for V. vulnificus. Results indicated that colistin-polymyxin B-cellobiose agar is superior to both...

Topics

Agar
Bacteriological Techniques
Cellobiose
Colistin
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Phenotype
Polymyxin B
Shellfish
Vibrio

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