Affiliation:
1. Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona, Israel
Abstract
In this study, we evaluated bacterial growth rates of
Francisella tularensis
strains in iron (Fe)-enriched blood cultures as a means of improving and accelerating bacterial growth. The shortening of the culturing time should facilitate rapid pathogen detection and isolation, positively impacting clinical diagnosis and enabling prompt onset of efficient therapy.
Funder
Israel Institute for Biological Research
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Cell Biology,Microbiology (medical),Genetics,General Immunology and Microbiology,Ecology,Physiology