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In the past, many investigations involving the selective isolation of Streptomycetes from soil have been carried out. However, there seems little agreement on which media are most suitable for this purpose. A brief survey of the literature revealed a total of 21 recommended media.
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KÜSTER, E., WILLIAMS, S. Selection of Media for Isolation of Streptomycetes. Nature 202, 928–929 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/202928a0
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