Stabilities of lyophilized Staphylococcus aureus typing bacteriophages.
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Staphylococcus aureus bacteriophages (25 phages) were lyophilized in aliquots 12 to 18 years ago and stored in vacuo at -20 degrees C. Eight viruses each lost one log titer, while seventeen retained the original titers. The use of lyophilized phages provided more reproducible phage typing and reduced by 75% the complexity and cost. This important test is thus made feasible for more laboratories.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Applied and environmental microbiology
دوره 54 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1988