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. 1982 Aug;16(2):398–399. doi: 10.1128/jcm.16.2.398-399.1982

Isolation of Campylobacter fetus subsp. jejuni from Human Fecal Specimens by Incubation at 35 and 42°C

David Janssen 1, Arlan G Helstad 1
PMCID: PMC272369  PMID: 7119106

Abstract

Campylobacter strains were isolated from human stool specimens that were cultured on modified Skirrow agar and incubated at 35 and 42°C. Incubation at 42°C resulted in more isolates, increased colony numbers, and earlier isolation than was found at 35°C.

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