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Selection of Staphylococcus aureus in cultures from air samples

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

Lynn Harding  and
R. E. O. Williams
Lynn Harding
Affiliation:
Wright-Fleming Institute, St Mary's Hospital Medical School, London, W.2
R. E. O. Williams
Affiliation:
Wright-Fleming Institute, St Mary's Hospital Medical School, London, W.2
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A tryptone-yeast extract medium enriched with glucose and serum incubated anaerobically at 41° C. was found to give a good yield of Staphylococcus aureus from air samples while suppressing the growth of 70–80% of the other airborne bacteria.

Our thanks are due to Miss S. M. Taber and Miss Patricia Wall, the Sisters in the wards where the air samples were collected, for their help. The investigation was financed from the Ministry of Health grant to St Mary's Hospital for the support of clinical research.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 67 , Issue 1 , March 1969 , pp. 35 - 39
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1969

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