Experience with microbiological assay for folate using a chloramphenicol-resistant L. casei strain
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- 1 December 1972
- journal article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 25 (12), 1050-1052
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp.25.12.1050
Abstract
Experience with a semi-automated L. casei folate assay using a chloramphenicol-resistant strain of organism is described. Control of pH of medium and incubation time was required. The normal range for serum folate was 2 to 16 ng/ml and red cell folate 200 to 600 ng/ml.Keywords
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