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. 1973 Jun;25(6):905-7.
doi: 10.1128/am.25.6.905-907.1973.

Gentamicin blood agar used as a general-purpose selective medium

W A Black, F Van Buskirk

Gentamicin blood agar used as a general-purpose selective medium

W A Black et al. Appl Microbiol. 1973 Jun.

Abstract

The potential value of a blood agar medium containing a final concentration of 5.5 mug of gentamicin per ml was assessed in a diagnostic laboratory over an 8-week period. The medium gave increased isolation rates of beta-hemolytic streptococci, other streptococci, Bacteroides, clostridia, and yeasts. It also proved valuable in detecting gentamicin-resistant gram-negative bacilli when these were present in heavy mixed culture.

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