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. 1982 Oct;22(4):698–700. doi: 10.1128/aac.22.4.698

Antibiotic Susceptibility of Black-Pigmented Bacteroides Isolates from the Human Oral Cavity

Linda J Laatsch 2, Paul R Hohenfeldt 2, William L Kos 2
PMCID: PMC183818  PMID: 7181479

Abstract

The minimal inhibitory concentrations of penicillin and six other antibiotics were determined for 66 oral black-pigmented Bacteroides isolates by using the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards proposed standard agar dilution technique. These results plus iodometric determination of β-lactamase activity showed that oral isolates of black-pigmented Bacteroides are remaining relatively susceptible to commonly used antibiotics.

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