Article
Culture of Borrelia burgdorferi on six solid media.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Dec 1991
Preac-Mursic V, Wilske B, Reinhardt S
Abstract excerpt
Six solid substrates were compared for their support of growth of ten isolates of Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis. The following substrates with or without rabbit serum and bovine serum albumin were tested: BSK agar, BHIAM agar, TAROM agar, MEM agar, MKP agar and PMR agar. After incubation in a candle jar and a GasPak for two to four weeks, Borrelia colonies were counted and...
Topics
- Bacterial Proteins
- Borrelia burgdorferi Group
- Colony Count, Microbial
- Culture Media
- Humans
- Lyme Disease
- Phenotype