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. 1986 Mar;23(3):441–445. doi: 10.1128/jcm.23.3.441-445.1986

Selective medium for the isolation of Bacteroides gingivalis.

D E Hunt, J V Jones, V R Dowell Jr
PMCID: PMC268670  PMID: 3958141

Abstract

Bacteroides gingivalis has been implicated in various forms of periodontal disease and may be responsible for other diseases in humans. The role of B. gingivalis in disease has been difficult to assess, because it is inhibited by most selective media commonly used by clinical laboratories to aid in isolating gram-negative, nonsporeforming anaerobes. We have developed a new medium, Bacteroides gingivalis agar, which contains bacitracin, colistin, and nalidixic acid as selective agents. This medium allowed B. gingivalis to be isolated from oral specimens with little difficulty and also allowed B. gingivalis to be isolated from phenotypically similar Bacteroides species, such as B. asaccharolyticus and B. endodontalis, with which it can easily be confused.

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