Significant Enhancement of T-strain Mycoplasmal Growth on Supplemented Shepard's A6 Differential Agar

Overview

Journal J Clin Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 1975 Feb 1

PMID 1176602

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Authors

A H Tull

E B BLAIR

D L Fishman

G J Heatley

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Abstract

Growth of T-strain mycoplasmas was significantly improved by supplementing Shepard's A6 medium with sodium thioglycolate, cysteine hydrochloride, mercaptoethanol, or dithiothreitol.

Citing Articles

Differential agar medium (A7) for identification of Ureaplasma urealyticum (human T mycoplasmas) in primary cultures of clinical material.

SHEPARD M, LUNCEFORD C J Clin Microbiol. 1976; 3(6):613-25.

PMID: 950379 PMC: 274365. DOI: 10.1128/jcm.3.6.613-625.1976.

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