Morphological differentiation between S. mutans and S. sobrinus on modified SB-20 culture medium

Microbiological Research

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-67

  Saravia, Marta Estela ^a   Nelson Filho, Paulo ^a   Ito, Izabel Yoko ^a   da Silva, Léa Assed Bezerra ^a   Da Silva, Raquel Assed Bezerra ^a   Emilson, Claes Göran ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diagnostic test; Selective culture medium; Streptococcus mutans; Streptococcus sobrinus

Indexed keywords

MICROBIOLOGY; RESEARCH;

CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS; MORPHOLOGICAL IDENTIFICATIONS; MUTANS STREPTOCOCCI; PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS;

SUGAR CANE;

BACTERIUM; BIOTYPE; ETIOLOGY; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MORPHOLOGY; SALIVA; SUCROSE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS;

EID: 78449310268     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2010.01.001     Document Type: Article

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