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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 1998, p. 2087-2088, Vol. 36, No. 7
0095-1137/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Coryneform Bacteria in Throat Cultures of Healthy Individuals

Alexander von Graevenitz,1,* Verena Pünter-Streit,1 Philippe Riegel,2 and Guido Funke1

Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, CH-8028 Zurich, Switzerland,1 and Institut de Bactériologie de la Faculté de Médecine, Université Louis-Pasteur, F-67000 Strasbourg, France2

Received 6 October 1997/Returned for modification 4 December 1997/Accepted 24 March 1998

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.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Gloriastrasse 32, CH-8028 Zurich, Switzerland. Phone: 41/1/634-2622. Fax: 41/1/634-4906. E-mail: AvG{at}immv.unizh.ch.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 1998, p. 2087-2088, Vol. 36, No. 7
0095-1137/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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