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. 1973 Jul;26(1):126–127. doi: 10.1128/am.26.1.126-127.1973

Some Observations on the Incorporation of Novobiocin into Hektoen Enteric Agar for Improved Salmonella Isolation

D A Hoben 1, D H Ashton 1, A C Peterson 1
PMCID: PMC379732  PMID: 4580192

Abstract

Novobiocin was incorporated into Hektoen enteric agar as a means of suppressing those Proteus and Citrobacter organisms that produce colonies which are often mistaken for Salmonella.

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