Micro cell culture method for isolation of Chlamydia trachomatis.
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Presterilized mictotiter plates (96 wells) with BHK-21 cells on 5-mm cover slips were successfully used for cell culture isolation of trachoma from 15 infected conjunctival scrapings.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Applied microbiology
دوره 28 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1974