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Isolation and Identification of Bifidobacteriaceae from Human Saliva |
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| Authors: | David Beighton Steven C. Gilbert Douglas Clark Maria Mantzourani Mustafa al-Haboubi Farida Ali Elizabeth Ransome Nicholas Hodson Michael Fenlon Liana Zoitopoulos Jennifer Gallagher |
| Abstract: | Bifidobacteriaceae were isolated from saliva and infected dentine by using a mupirocin-based selective medium. Of the saliva samples, 94% harbored bifids. The mean concentration (± the standard error) was 4.46 (±0.12) log10(CFU per ml + 1), and the predominant isolates were Bifidobacterium dentium, B. longum, Scardovia inopinata, Parascardovia denticolens, and Alloscardovia omnicolens. |
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