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rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
4
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1980-4-23
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pubmed:abstractText |
Charcoal-yeast extract agar is a new bacteriological medium that supports excellent growth of the Legionella pneumophila. It results from modifications made in an existing L. pneumophila medium, F-G agar. Yeast extract, instead of an acid hydrolysate of casein, serves as the protein source. Beef extractives and starch are not added. Activated charcoal (Norit A or Norit SG) is included at 0.20% (wt/vol). Comparison of charcoal-yeast extract and F-G agars showed that a greater number of colony-forming units of L. pneumophila was recovered from a standardized tissue inoculum on charcoal-yeast extract agar (4.35 x 10(6) colony-forming units) than on F-G agar (4.85 x 10(4) colony-forming units). Macroscopic colonies of L. pneumophila were visible on the new medium within 3 days, whereas 4 days of growth was required on F-G agar.
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pubmed:commentsCorrections |
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical |
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Oct
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pubmed:issn |
0095-1137
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
10
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
437-41
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2009-11-18
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pubmed:meshHeading |
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pubmed:year |
1979
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Charcoal-yeast extract agar: primary isolation medium for Legionella pneumophila.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study
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