Abstract
Gram-negative, non-saccharolytic, brown- or black-pigment-forming, nonmotile anaerboic coccobacilli, capable of decomposing hydrogen peroxide and identified as Bacteroides asaccharolyticus (B. melaninogenicus subsp. asaccharolyticus), were isolated from the supra- and subgingival plaques of beagle dogs with gingivitis or periodontitis. The organisms remained viable for many hours in an aerobic atmosphere as evidenced by their ability to grow subsequently in an anaerobic environment. They also grew well on agar media that were not reduced before use. Although blood was required for pigmentation of colonies, organisms grew on media that lacked hemin, menadione, blood, or reducing compounds. Increased oxygen tolerance, catalase activity, and different nutritional requirements differentiate these organisms from strains of B. asaccharolyticus isolated from humans.
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