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. 1990 Nov;56(11):3609–3611. doi: 10.1128/aem.56.11.3609-3611.1990

Selective Medium for Enumeration of Tannin-Protein Complex-Degrading Streptococcus spp. in Feces of Koalas

Ro Osawa 1,*, Tomotari Mitsuoka 1
PMCID: PMC185034  PMID: 16348364

Abstract

A selective agar plate medium (tannin-treated brain heart infusion agar supplemented with colistin-oxolinic acid) was developed to enumerate tannin-protein complex-degrading Streptococcus bovis in the feces of koalas. This medium was successfully used to enumerate strains from fecal samples but failed to enumerate those from pure cultures.

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