Evaluation of liquid culture for quantitation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in murine models.

Quantitation of bacterial load in tissues is essential for experimental investigation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and immunity. We have used an automated liquid culture system to determine the number of colony forming units (CFU) in murine tissues and compared the results to those obtain...

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Main Authors: O'Sullivan, D, Sander, C, Shorten, R, Gillespie, S, Hill, A, McHugh, T, McShane, H, Tchilian, E
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007