Survival of Six Auxotypes of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Transport Media
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- 1 April 2003
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 41 (4) , 1720-1721
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.41.4.1720-1721.2003
Abstract
The survival in transport media of 30 strains of gonococci was determined. These strains comprised five distinguishable strains of each of six auxotypes. Survival of different auxotypes varied significantly, but this variability was reduced by charcoal. Delayed swab processing could yield isolates unrepresentative of those causing infection in a sampled patient population.Keywords
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