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. 1971 Nov;22(5):942-3.
doi: 10.1128/am.22.5.942-943.1971.

Selective medium for the isolation of streptococci from clinical specimens

W F Vincent, W E Gibbons, H A Gaafar

Selective medium for the isolation of streptococci from clinical specimens

W F Vincent et al. Appl Microbiol. 1971 Nov.

Abstract

Incorporating neomycin and nalidixic acid into a blood-agar base resulted in a medium highly selective for beta-hemolytic streptococci under conditions in which detection of streptococcal colonies by conventional means would have been very difficult.

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