title: Isolation of L-forms by blood culture.
abstract: Culture media for the isolation of bacterial L-forms from the blood were studied. The most successful media had an osmolality of more than 1100 mosm/kg and this appeared to be a critical factor in determining success.
mesh_terms: D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002954:Citrobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003470:Culture Media; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007740:L Forms / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D015003:Yeasts / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media