title: Evaluation of plating media for the determination of viable microorganisms in dental plaque.
abstract: Four agar media were evaluated to determine which one might be most suitable for the determination of the predominant number of viable microorganisms in dental plaque. The highest plate counts and uniformly larger microbial colonies were consistently obtained with Brain Heart Infusion Agar.
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003470:Culture Media; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media