Minimum Number of Oral Microorganisms Needed to Initiate Growth in Culture Media

Abstract

SYNOPSIS IN INTERLINGUA

LE NUMERO MINIME DE MICROORGANISMOS ORAL REQUIRITE PRO INITIAR CRESCENTIA IN MEDIOS DE CULTURA.—Varie medios, cata-un continente 0,1 pro cento de agar, esseva usate in determinar le numero minime de microorganismos requirite pro initiar crescentia. Al minus cinque differente lineas de Streptococcus salivarius, Str. mitis, Str. faecalis, e Staphylococcus aureus esseva usate in le tests. Esseva etiam includite tests in triplicato de Candida albicans, Escherichia coli, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Lactobacillus casei, e Neisseria sicca. Esseva trovate que in certe lineas un sol microorganismo esseva necessari pro initiar crescentia e que differente lineas del mesme specie cresce melio in un medio que in un altere.

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