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A simple artificial urine for the growth of urinary pathogens

A simple artificial urine for the growth of urinary pathogens
A simple artificial urine for the growth of urinary pathogens

A simple artificial urine medium (AUM) has been developed which provides conditions similar to that found in human urine. AUM solidified with agar enabled the recovery of a wide range of urease-positive and -negative urinary pathogens. Liquid AUM supported growth at concentrations of up to 10 8 cfu ml -1 , as found in normal urine. Reproducible, steady-state growth also occurred over many generations in continuous culture. AUM was capable of forming crystals and encrustations resembling those found in natural urinary tract infections. The medium is a suitable replacement for normal urine for use in a wide range of experiments modelling the growth and attachment of urinary pathogens in the clinical environment.

0266-8254
203-206
Brooks, T.
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Keevil, C. W.
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Brooks, T.
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Keevil, C. W.
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Brooks, T. and Keevil, C. W. (1997) A simple artificial urine for the growth of urinary pathogens. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 24 (3), 203-206. (doi:10.1046/j.1472-765X.1997.00378.x).

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A simple artificial urine medium (AUM) has been developed which provides conditions similar to that found in human urine. AUM solidified with agar enabled the recovery of a wide range of urease-positive and -negative urinary pathogens. Liquid AUM supported growth at concentrations of up to 10 8 cfu ml -1 , as found in normal urine. Reproducible, steady-state growth also occurred over many generations in continuous culture. AUM was capable of forming crystals and encrustations resembling those found in natural urinary tract infections. The medium is a suitable replacement for normal urine for use in a wide range of experiments modelling the growth and attachment of urinary pathogens in the clinical environment.

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Published date: March 1997

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Local EPrints ID: 431348
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/431348
ISSN: 0266-8254
PURE UUID: 93220330-0328-4003-967e-75578aa89c35
ORCID for C. W. Keevil: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1917-7706

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Author: T. Brooks
Author: C. W. Keevil ORCID iD

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