Selective media for growth of neisseria
CA 1295961 C · Owner: Becton, Dickinson And Company · Inventors: Evans, George L.; Devaux, Deborah L.
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A nutrient growth medium which is highly selective for pathogenic Neisseria is provided for nutrient growth medium including an antibiotic agent which is a combination of vancomycin and lincomycin. The vancomycin is used at levels substantially lower than heretofore represented for the use of vancomycin in culture media used for the selective culture of pathogenic Neisseria species.
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- Granted February 18, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 18, 2009.
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