Coryneform bacteria in throat cultures of healthy individuals.
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.
von Graevenitz
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Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland. AvG@immv.unizh.ch
Pünter-Streit
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Riegel
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Funke
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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
D003470:Culture Media