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Carbon assimilation of sugars, use of AUTOBAC 1 for standardization purpose

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The authors have used a semi-automatic system, the Pfizer AUTOBAC 1, to standardize the carbon assimilation of sugars. For most of the ten sugars tested, the first trials gave quite satisfactory results.

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  1. Department of Parasitology-Mycology, C. H. U. Rangueil, 31054, Toulouse Cedex, France

    J. P. Seguela, C. Saveres, M. Cazaux & M. D. Linas

  2. Medical analysis laboratory, 11 rue Darquié, 31000, Toulouse, France

    J. P. Lepargneur & A. Riser

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Seguela, J.P., Lepargneur, J.P., Saveres, C. et al. Carbon assimilation of sugars, use of AUTOBAC 1 for standardization purpose. Mycopathologia 76, 19–22 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00761894

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