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Accession Number:
AD0838840
Title:
THE SELECTION OF ANTHRAX BACILLI FROM LIQUIDS GROSSLY CONTAMINATED WITH E. COLI
Corporate Author:
ARMY BIOLOGICAL LABS FREDERICK MD
Report Date:
1965-10-29
Abstract:
The procedure described is based on the fact that polymyxin B is added in a corresponding concentration to a synthetic medium which permits the growth of E. coli but inhibits the germination of anthrax spores. The antibiotic kills the multiplying E. coli but does not affect the anthrax spores. Polymyxin B was chosen because vegetative forms of the anthrax bacilli -- especially the spores -- are quite resistent to this substance. Anthrax bacilli can be detected very easily in a culture treated in this manner.
Descriptive Note:
Journal article
Supplementary Note:
Trans. of Zentralblatt fuer Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde und Infektionskrankheiten. Abt. 1. Originale (West Germany) v182 p232-237 1961.
Pages:
0008
Distribution Statement:
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
File Size:
0.36MB
