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Typing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: comparison of the phage procedure with the pyocine technique

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

Ruth Bernstein-Ziv ,
Rose Mushin  and
Kurt Rabinowitz
Ruth Bernstein-Ziv
Affiliation:
Asaf Harofe Government Hospital, Zerifin, Israel
Rose Mushin
Affiliation:
Kimron Veterinary Institute, Beit-Dagan, Israel
Kurt Rabinowitz
Affiliation:
Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
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Two hundred and sixty strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were isolated from patients of the Asaf Harofe Government Hospital. The strains were typed by phage technique and 64 of them were also typed according to pyocine sensitivity. The two methods proved complementary, and reduced the number of untypable strains. Phage typing was performed with both routine test dilution (RTD) and more concentrated phage suspensions. The most reliable results were obtained at 100 RTD.

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Research Article
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 71 , Issue 2 , June 1973 , pp. 403 - 410
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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