Evaluation of a modified culture medium for Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato

The aim of the present study was to assess the possible use of a modified medium, prepared in the laboratory using the constituents of Barbour-Stonner-Kelly (BSK) medium and medium 199 as base, for the culture of Borrelia strains, comparing the growth of individual strains in this medium and in the...

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Main Authors: Islay Rodríguez, Reto Lienhard, Lise Gern, Marie Colette Veuve, Fatima Jouda, Hans H Siegrist, Carmen Fernández, José Enrique Rodríguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2007-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762007000800017