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Investigating the Effects of Probiotics on Pneumococcal Colonization Using an In Vitro Adherence Assay
Published on: April 28, 2014
ON THE SOLUTION OF PNEUMOCOCCI BY BILE
American Journal of Public Health (New York, N.Y. : 1912)
|September 1, 1920
Abstract:
The lytic property of bile and its preparations with reference to pneumococci appears to be of uncertain quality. A variance seems to exist in the susceptibility of different strains of these organisms to lysis by bile. Inhibition of growth on blood agar is of value in determining lytic action.
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