title: [Viability of facultative anaerobic bacteria in commercial transport systems].
abstract: The possibilities of the transport systems manufactured by Copan (Italy) and Deltalab (Spain) were studied on 15 microbial strains: representatives of the family Enterobacteriaceae (enterobacterial swabs with Cary-Blair medium) and the genus Streptococcus, as well as the species Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae (universal swabs with charcoal-enriched Amies medium). Microorganisms were shown to retain their viability (in colony-forming units, %) for 48 hours in the systems of both firms. H. influenzae exhibited greater viability in the system manufactured by Copan than in that manufactured by Deltalab (respectively, 62% and 28% in 24 hours, 19% and 6% in 48 hours).
authors.affiliation: Mechnikov Research Institute for Vaccines and Sera, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Gruber
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Dmitrieva
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Gavrilova
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Zhigunova
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Nisilevich
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D003470:Culture Media; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000254:growth & development; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000254:growth & development; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000254:growth & development; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media