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. 2008 Aug:Chapter 3:Unit 3C.1.1-3C.1.13.
doi: 10.1002/9780471729259.mc03c01s10.

Laboratory maintenance of Bartonella quintana

James M Battisti  1 , Michael F Minnick
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Laboratory maintenance of Bartonella quintana

James M Battisti et al. Curr Protoc Microbiol. 2008 Aug.

Abstract

Trench fever is the common name for the acute febrile syndrome associated with a Bartonella quintana bacterial infection. The focus of this unit is to describe reliable methods for cultivation and cryopreservation of B. quintana and can be applied to cultivation and preservation of all Bartonella. Detailed recipes for preparation of three types of semisolid media are also included.

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