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. 1998 Jul;36(7):2087-8.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.36.7.2087-2088.1998.

Coryneform bacteria in throat cultures of healthy individuals

A von Graevenitz  1 , V Pünter-Streit, P Riegel, G Funke
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Coryneform bacteria in throat cultures of healthy individuals

A von Graevenitz et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1998 Jul.

Abstract

Throat swabs from 113 healthy individuals from Hamburg, Germany, and Zurich, Switzerland, were investigated for coryneform bacteria with nonselective and selective media. Ninety specimens contained 123 strains. Surprisingly, 76% of them were strains of Corynebacterium durum (47%) and Rothia dentocariosa (29%). Only two were strains of Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum, and none were strains of C. striatum, C. amycolatum, or C. diphtheriae.

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