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A blood-free medium for isolation of thermophilicCampylobacter species

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A blood-free medium for the recovery of thermophilic Campylobacter was compared with Butzler Medium Virion during a one-year study using 2,893 human feces samples. Ninety Campylobacter strains (3.1 %) were isolated after incubation for 48 h at 42 ‡C in a candle jar atmosphere. Three strains of Campylobacter jejuni were isolated on the blood-free medium only and one on Butzler Medium Virion only. Fecal flora was equally well inhibited on both media except for gram-positive organisms, which were completely inhibited only on the blood-free medium.

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    H. W. Van Landuyt, J. -M. Fossépré & B. Gordts

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Van Landuyt, H.W., Fossépré, J.M. & Gordts, B. A blood-free medium for isolation of thermophilicCampylobacter species. Eur. J, Clin. Microbiol. 6, 201–203 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02018214

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