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A selective medium for Rothia mucilaginosa and its distribution in oral cavities
Taira Kobayashi1, Satoshi Uchibori, Osamu Tsuzukibashi
1Department of Crown Bridge Prosthodontics, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Chiba, Japan.
Journal of Microbiological Methods
|September 22, 2012
Abstract:
A selective medium for Rothia mucilaginosa (RMSM) was developed to examine the population of R. mucilaginosa in oral cavities. The growth recovery of R. mucilaginosa on RMSM was 85.1% relative to HI medium. R. mucilaginosa was detected at 3.4% of total bacteria from stimulated saliva of 8 subjects.
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