Bacterial interference by Streptococcus salivarius.
A strain of streptococcus salivarius, recognized in a throat culture because of its inhibition of the growth of a species of Corynebacterium, was studied in vitro to determine its antagonistic effects agains various other bacteria. It was found to be inhibitory to anaerobic Gram-positive cocci, streptococci belonging to Lancefields groups A, C, F, and G, and Corynebacterium diphtheriae, C. hofmanii, and C. xerosis.
D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development*; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000254:growth & development*; D006801:Humans; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000254:growth & development; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification