Abstract
Polyurethane foam cylinders and a replica-stamp technique were used for plating soil samples. This in conjunction with the addition of NaCl to the isolation medium substantially increased the variety of isolates recovered.
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. 1970 Jan;19(1):186–187. doi: 10.1128/am.19.1.186-187.1970
Improved Methodology for Isolating Soil Microorganisms
H D Tresner
1, Jean A Hayes
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H D Tresner
1Microbiology Department, Chemotherapy Research Section, Lederle Laboratories Division, American Cyanamid Company, Pearl River, New York 10965
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Jean A Hayes
1Microbiology Department, Chemotherapy Research Section, Lederle Laboratories Division, American Cyanamid Company, Pearl River, New York 10965
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1Microbiology Department, Chemotherapy Research Section, Lederle Laboratories Division, American Cyanamid Company, Pearl River, New York 10965
PMCID: PMC376640 PMID: 16349876