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A Simple Blood Tellurite Medium for the Isolation of C. Diphtheriae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

E. S. Horgan  and
Alex. Marshall
E. S. Horgan
Affiliation:
Government Bacteriologist, Wellcome Tropical Research Laboratories
Alex. Marshall
Affiliation:
Superintendent, the Stack Medical Research Laboratories, Khartoum.
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1. A simple blood-tellurite medium has been described which is absolutely selective for C. diphtheriae and the diphtheroids. In many cases diagnosis at sight of the colonies is possible after 24 hours' incubation. The medium is especially useful for the isolation of carriers when diphtheria bacilli are present in very scanty numbers.

2. The existence of two main types of C. diphtheriae has been confirmed.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 32 , Issue 4 , October 1932 , pp. 544 - 549
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1932

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