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Published in final edited form as: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2012 Aug 4;270(3):10.1007/s00405-012-2117-1. doi: 10.1007/s00405-012-2117-1

Table 3.

Characteristics of bacterial flora in tumors of the patients enrolled in this study (n=60).

kind of bacteria: Bacterial isolates Exophytic n=36 Endophytic n=24
Gram negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa, +++
Prevotella bucae, Prevotella den. +
Klebsiella oxytoca +
Gemella morbillorum ++
Morganella morganii, Pseu.aerug. ++
Pasteurella multocida + +
Enterobacter cloacae +

Gram positive Streptococcus sanguis ++++++ +
Staphylococcus aureus ++++ ++
Enterococcus gallinarum ++ +
Streptococcus agalactie +++++++ ++
Enterococcus faecalis ++
Fungus Candida albicans ++++
None ++++++++++ ++++
Not determined ++