title: The corynebacterial flora of the normal human conjunctiva is lipophilic.
abstract: Corynebacterial isolates, obtained by selective and non-selective media from conjunctival swabs, were speciated by using two recently developed systems. All 25 strains from 92 individuals, as well as 12 strains from a previous similar study, belonged to lipophilic species. The significance of this unusual finding is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Gloriastrasse 32, CH-8028 Zurich, Switzerland. avg@immv.unizh.ch
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: von Graevenitz
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schumacher
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bernauer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000382:microbiology*; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media