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. 1980 Feb;17(2):288-91.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.17.2.288.

Vaspar broth-disk procedure for antibiotic susceptibility testing of anaerobic bacteria

S E West, T D Wilkins

Vaspar broth-disk procedure for antibiotic susceptibility testing of anaerobic bacteria

S E West et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1980 Feb.

Abstract

A modification of the Wilkins-Thiel broth-disk procedure for antibiotic susceptibility testing of anaerobic bacteria is described. This method utilizes an aerobically prepared medium overlaid with molten vaspar. Specialized anaerobic techniques or prereduced media are not required.

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