title: Eubacterium lentum ATCC 43055, a new reference strain for quality control of anaerobic susceptibility tests.
abstract: A strain of Eubacterium lentum (ATCC 43055) was selected for quality control of anaerobic susceptibility tests. Multilaboratory collaborative studies with 13 different antimicrobial agents were reviewed, and MIC control limits were proposed for agar dilution tests with the new control strain.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Microbiology Institute, Tualatin, Oregon.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Barry
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Zabransky
mesh_terms: D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000187:drug effects; D005051:Eubacterium / Q000187:drug effects*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000592:standards*; D011786:Quality Control; D012015:Reference Standards