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. 1988 Feb;26(2):366-8.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.26.2.366-368.1988.

Modification of potassium nitrate assimilation test for identification of clinically important yeasts

D H Pincus  1 , I F Salkin, N J Hurd, I L Levy, M A Kemna
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Modification of potassium nitrate assimilation test for identification of clinically important yeasts

D H Pincus et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1988 Feb.

Abstract

The modification of an auxanographic method used in yeast species identification to determine potassium nitrate (KNO3) assimilation resulted in a simple and inexpensive KNO3 assimilation test medium. The medium provided accurate and reliable results in less than 24 h.

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