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The corynebacterial flora of the normal human conjunctiva is lipophilic
A von Graevenitz1, U Schumacher, W Bernauer
1Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Gloriastrasse 32, CH-8028 Zurich, Switzerland. avg@immv.unizh.ch
Current Microbiology
|June 16, 2001
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.