Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 15-21 , May 2010

The development of a selective medium for the Brucella abortus strains and its comparison with the currently recommended and used medium

  • Moon Her

      Affiliations

    • OIE Reference Laboratory for Brucellosis and Zoonosis Laboratory, Bacteriology and Parasitology Division, Veterinary Research Institute, National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service (NVRQS), Anyang, Gyeonggi, 430-824, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82-31-467-1776; fax: +82-31-467-1778.
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  • Dong-Hee Cho

      Affiliations

    • OIE Reference Laboratory for Brucellosis and Zoonosis Laboratory, Bacteriology and Parasitology Division, Veterinary Research Institute, National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service (NVRQS), Anyang, Gyeonggi, 430-824, Republic of Korea
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  • Sung-Il Kang

      Affiliations

    • OIE Reference Laboratory for Brucellosis and Zoonosis Laboratory, Bacteriology and Parasitology Division, Veterinary Research Institute, National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service (NVRQS), Anyang, Gyeonggi, 430-824, Republic of Korea
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  • Yun-Sang Cho

      Affiliations

    • OIE Reference Laboratory for Brucellosis and Zoonosis Laboratory, Bacteriology and Parasitology Division, Veterinary Research Institute, National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service (NVRQS), Anyang, Gyeonggi, 430-824, Republic of Korea
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  • In-Yeong Hwang

      Affiliations

    • OIE Reference Laboratory for Brucellosis and Zoonosis Laboratory, Bacteriology and Parasitology Division, Veterinary Research Institute, National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service (NVRQS), Anyang, Gyeonggi, 430-824, Republic of Korea
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  • You-Chan Bae

      Affiliations

    • OIE Reference Laboratory for Brucellosis and Zoonosis Laboratory, Bacteriology and Parasitology Division, Veterinary Research Institute, National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service (NVRQS), Anyang, Gyeonggi, 430-824, Republic of Korea
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  • Hachung Yoon

      Affiliations

    • OIE Reference Laboratory for Brucellosis and Zoonosis Laboratory, Bacteriology and Parasitology Division, Veterinary Research Institute, National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service (NVRQS), Anyang, Gyeonggi, 430-824, Republic of Korea
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  • Young-Ran Heo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food and Nutrition, Chonnam National University, Yongbongdong, Gwangju, 500-757, Republic of Korea
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  • Suk-Chan Jung

      Affiliations

    • OIE Reference Laboratory for Brucellosis and Zoonosis Laboratory, Bacteriology and Parasitology Division, Veterinary Research Institute, National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service (NVRQS), Anyang, Gyeonggi, 430-824, Republic of Korea
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  • HanSang Yoo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Brain Korea 21 for Veterinary Science, KRF Zoonotic Disease Priority Research Institute, Seoul National University, Gwanak, Seoul, 151-747, Republic of Korea

Received 3 June 2009 ,Accepted 11 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.12.013

Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 15-21 , May 2010

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