Evaluation of silica gel packages for transport of Neisseria meningitidis

Eight Neisseria meningitidis reference strains, representing six different serogroups, were plated on 57 blood agar plates each. The growth was harvested and stored in silica gel packages at different temperatures for up to 90 days. When held at 4 degrees C, all strains were recovered after 90 days...

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Published inJournal of clinical microbiology Vol. 36; no. 6; pp. 1765 - 1766
Main Authors POPOVIC, T, CHUNG KIM, SCHMINK, S, AJELLO, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, DC American Society for Microbiology 01.06.1998
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Subjects
Action of physical and chemical agents on bacteria
Bacteriological Techniques
Bacteriology
Biological and medical sciences
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
Desiccation
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gels
Humans
Microbiology
Neisseria meningitidis - classification
Neisseria meningitidis - isolation & purification
Silica Gel
Silicon Dioxide
Specimen Handling
United States
United States
Performance evaluation
Culture medium
Neisseriaceae
Microorganism culture
Bacteria
Micrococcales
Sample conservation
Silica gel
Neisseria meningitidis
Transport
Comparative study
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Summary:Eight Neisseria meningitidis reference strains, representing six different serogroups, were plated on 57 blood agar plates each. The growth was harvested and stored in silica gel packages at different temperatures for up to 90 days. When held at 4 degrees C, all strains were recovered after 90 days of storage. Strains held at room temperature or alternately at 4 degrees C and room temperature survived for at least 10 and 17 days, respectively.
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Corresponding author. Mailing address: Epidemiologic Investigations Laboratory, Meningitis and Special Pathogens Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, MS CO2, 1600 Clifton Rd., Atlanta, GA 30333. Phone: (404) 639-1730. Fax: (404) 639-3123. E-mail: txp1@cdc.gov.
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
DOI:10.1128/jcm.36.6.1765-1766.1998