Limitations of the use of 5-fluorouracil as a selective agent for the isolation of leptospirae.

  • 1 January 1974
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 27  (1) , 270-1
Abstract
It has been shown that some component of Fletcher medium is able to annul the inhibitory action of 5-fluorouracil (400 mug/ml) on bacteria other than leptospirae. The most likely ingredient which can be implicated in this context appears to be beef extract.

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