Imferon agar: improved medium for isolation of pathogenic Neisseria
- 1 September 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 6 (3), 293-297
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.6.3.293-297.1977
Abstract
Imferon, an Fe-dextran complex, enhances the growth of N. gonorrhoeae and N. meningitidis. The use of Imferon as a replacement for ferric nitrate, in a defined supplement for GC agar, significantly increased the average colony sizes of gonococci and meningococci. In comparison with Thayer-Martin medium, Imferon agar increased the speed and rate of isolation of gonococci from clinical specimens.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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