PMID- 6991522
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19800825
LR  - 20210526
IS  - 0095-1137 (Print)
IS  - 1098-660X (Electronic)
IS  - 0095-1137 (Linking)
VI  - 11
IP  - 3
DP  - 1980 Mar
TI  - Comparison of selective broth and plating methods for isolation of Streptococcus 
      mutans from root surface dental plaques.
PG  - 205-8
AB  - Approximately 150 sound root surfaces in 44 subjects prone to root surface caries 
      were sampled longitudinally to determine the microbial flora associated with root 
      caries initiation. During the first 16 months of the study, a comparison of 
      Streptococcus mutans recovery was made by using three bacteriological media: 
      mitis-salivarius agar (MSA), mitis-salivarius-bacitracin-sucrose agar (MSB), and 
      a partially selective mannitol-containing broth. Total streptococcal and S. 
      mutans populations were found to be much lower than in previous reports. MSB was 
      more selective; S. mutans was detected in many samples when its numbers were too 
      low for isolation on MSA. However, recovery of S. mutans was greater on MSA than 
      on MSB for most samples yielding colonies on both media. Mannitol-containing 
      broth used as an enrichment medium yielded the highest frequency of S. mutans 
      isolation among the three media.
FAU - Ellen, R P
AU  - Ellen RP
FAU - Fillery, E D
AU  - Fillery ED
FAU - Banting, D W
AU  - Banting DW
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Clin Microbiol
JT  - Journal of clinical microbiology
JID - 7505564
RN  - 0 (Culture Media)
SB  - IM
MH  - Aged
MH  - *Bacteriological Techniques
MH  - *Culture Media
MH  - Dental Plaque/*microbiology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Streptococcus mutans/*isolation & purification
MH  - Tooth Root/*microbiology
PMC - PMC273363
EDAT- 1980/03/01 00:00
MHDA- 1980/03/01 00:01
PMCR- 1980/03/01
CRDT- 1980/03/01 00:00
PHST- 1980/03/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1980/03/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1980/03/01 00:00 [entrez]
PHST- 1980/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1128/jcm.11.3.205-208.1980 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Clin Microbiol. 1980 Mar;11(3):205-8. doi: 10.1128/jcm.11.3.205-208.1980.