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Oxolinic acid as a selective agent for the isolation of non‐sporing anaerobes from clinical material
Author(s) -
Petts D.N.,
Champion W.,
Raymond G.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1988.tb01216.x
Subject(s) - clinical microbiology , champion , isolation (microbiology) , general hospital , oxolinic acid , medicine , library science , microbiology and biotechnology , history , biology , family medicine , antibiotics , computer science , antibiotic resistance , nalidixic acid , archaeology
The use of oxolinic acid as a selective agent for the isolation of non‐sporing anaerobes from clinical material was investigated. At a concentration of 5 mg/l it compared favourably with nalidixic acid for this purpose and had the advantage of inhibiting the growth of staphylococci.

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