title: Aerobic culture of anaerobic bacteria using antioxidants: a preliminary report.
abstract: Antioxidants have been shown to help the growth of anaerobic bacteria. We were able to grow six anaerobe species (including Fusobacterium necrophorum and Ruminococcus gravus) and seven aerobic species all aerobically in Schaedler agar tubes and agar plates with high doses of ascorbic acid and/or glutathione. This may deeply change strategies for culturing bacteria.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes (URMITE), UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, Inserm 1095, Faculté de médecine, Aix Marseille Universite, 27 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13385, Marseille, Cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: La Scola
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khelaifia
authors.forename: J-C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lagier
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raoult
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism*; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000254:growth & development*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D003470:Culture Media