Blood and charcoal added to acidified agar media promote the growth of Mycobacterium genavense.

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Published in Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis on May 01, 1999

Authors

L Realini1, K De Ridder, B Hirschel, F Portaels

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Microbiology, Mycobacteriology Unit, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.

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