Comparison of slime production under aerobic and anaerobic conditions.
A total of sixteen clinical isolates of coagulates-negative staphylococci were investigated for slime production by the test tube and Congo red agar method. In order to determine the role of oxygen in slime production, Staphylococcus epidermidis culture plate assay was performed under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Findings revealed that the slime production was less under the anaerobic conditions.
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Department of Microbiology, University of Dicle, Medical Faculty, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
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D000332:Aerobiosis / Q000502:physiology; D000693:Anaerobiosis / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism*; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014774:Virulence
D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial