RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Comparison of solid media for cultivation of anaerobes.
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 253
OP 256
DO 10.1136/jcp.43.3.253
VO 43
IS 3
A1 Heginbothom, M
A1 Fitzgerald, T C
A1 Wade, W G
YR 1990
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/43/3/253.abstract
AB Two commercial agar media for the cultivation of anaerobes were compared with four other media for their ability to support the growth of a wide range of anaerobes from clinical specimens of subgingival plaque. Fastidious anaerobe agar (FAA, Lab M) and anaerobe agar (GAA, Gibco) allowed better growth of the pure cultures than the other media. FAA recovered the highest numbers of bacteria from subgingival plaque specimens which were composed predominantly of anaerobes. GAA performed poorly with these samples. It is concluded that FAA seemed to be superior to the other media tested for the cultivation and recovery of anaerobes.