Influence of sodium chloride on growth of Neisseria meningitidis.
Nasopharyngeal isolates of Neisseria meningitidis were tested for growth on nutrient agar with and without the addition of 0.8% sodium chloride. Of the 822 strains tested, 1.3% grew on the salt-free medium, and 74.1% grew on the medium supplemented with sodium chloride.
D000328:Adult; D000362:Agar; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D012703:Serotyping; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*
D012965:Sodium Chloride; D000362:Agar