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Nickerson's selective agar
Also known as:
Nickerson's medium
Associated persons:
Walter J. Nickerson
Description:
A substrate for culturing and demonstrating Candida, which will grow unhindered, while the growth of bacteria is suppressed.
Bibliography:
- W. J. Nickerson:
Reduction of inorganic substances by yeasts.
Journal of Infectious Diseases, Chicago, 1953, 93: 45-56.
- J. R. O'Brien:
Nickerson's medium in the diagnosis of vaginal moniliasis.
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Ottawa, 1964, 90: 1073-1074.
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