title: Moraxella catarrhalis does not grow on nutrient agar without sodium chloride supplementation.
abstract: None of the 58 Moraxella catarrhalis strains grew on nutrient agar without sodium chloride supplementation, whereas 49 of 51 commensal Neisseria spp. strains tested did. Growth on nutrient agar without sodium chloride supplementation could be used for screening between M. catarrhalis and commensal Neisseria spp.
authors: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Japan. T.Chida.mtec@tmd.ac.jp
authors: Toshio
authors: T
authors: Chida
authors: Etsuko
authors: E
authors: Sawabe
authors: Emi
authors: E
authors: Ono
authors: Hiroyuki
authors: H
authors: Nishiyama
authors: Kengo
authors: K
authors: Ebina
authors: Kenya
authors: K
authors: Sato
authors: Yuko
authors: Y
authors: Watanabe
authors: Toshiro
authors: T
authors: Kuroki
authors: Noboru
authors: N
authors: Okamura
mesh_terms: D000362:Agar; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D001936:Moraxella catarrhalis / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D000362:Agar