title: Aerobic mouth flora of the rhesus monkey.
abstract: The aerobic and facultative anaerobic mouth flora of 17 rhesus monkeys was studied qualitatively, including antibiotic susceptibilities. The organisms most often encountered were Neisseria species (19.8%), alpha haemolytic streptococci (19.8%), and Haemophilus parainfluenzae (17.2%). All Haemophilus parainfluenzae isolates were susceptible to cefoperazone. The combination of penicillin and cefoperazone may be the most appropriate initial antibiotic treatment for monkey bite injuries.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001420:Bacteria, Aerobic / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000382:microbiology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D008251:Macaca / Q000382:microbiology*; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000382:microbiology*; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology*