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The Differentiation of the So-Called Coliform Bacteria in Medical Specimens

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Coliform bacteria are characterized by growth on ordinary culture media within 48 hours, with colonies like those of E. coli. The families and genera of bacteria having these common characteristics, are represented in Table I.

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  1. C. D. Fritsche
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  2. R. Lütticken
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  1. Abteilung für Immunologie und Serologie am Institut für Hygiene und Medizinische Mikrobiologie der Fakultät für Klinische Medizin Mannheim, Universität Heidelberg, Mannheim, Federal Republic of Germany

    Bernhard Urbaschek  & Renate Urbaschek  & 

  2. Departments of Microbiology and Pediatrics, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y., USA

    Erwin Neter M. D.

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Fritsche, C.D., Lütticken, R. (1975). The Differentiation of the So-Called Coliform Bacteria in Medical Specimens. In: Urbaschek, B., Urbaschek, R., Neter, E. (eds) Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections and Mode of Endotoxin Actions. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-8396-0_8

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