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Buffered charcoal yeast extract agar

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Buffered charcoal yeast extract (BCYE) agar is a selective growth medium used to culture or grow certain bacteria, particularly the Gram-negative species Francisella tularensis, Legionella pneumophila and Haemophilus influenzae.[citation needed]

It has also been used for the recovery of Acanthamoeba keratitis.[1]

References

  1. ^ Penland RL, Wilhelmus KR (1998). "Laboratory diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis using buffered charcoal-yeast extract agar". Am. J. Ophthalmol. 126 (4): 590–2. PMID 9780107. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)