title: Coryneform bacteria in throat cultures of healthy individuals.
abstract: Throat swabs from 113 healthy individuals from Hamburg, Germany, and Zurich, Switzerland, were investigated for coryneform bacteria with nonselective and selective media. Ninety specimens contained 123 strains. Surprisingly, 76% of them were strains of Corynebacterium durum (47%) and Rothia dentocariosa (29%). Only two were strains of Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum, and none were strains of C. striatum, C. amycolatum, or C. diphtheriae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland. AvG@immv.unizh.ch
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: von Graevenitz
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pünter-Streit
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Riegel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Funke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003470:Culture Media; D005858:Germany; D016988:Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods, Irregular / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D013557:Switzerland
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media