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über die Artenverteilung vonMoraxella und moraxella-ähnlichen Keimen im Nasopharynx gesunder Erwachsener

Distribution of species ofMoraxella and Moraxella-like organisms in the nasopharynx of healthy human adults

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By means of a lincomycin containing selective medium, gram-negative, oxidasepositive, non-motile, non-saccharolytic, penicillin-sensitive reds have been isolated from 24 of 165 healty adults (13,9%). Three strains were lost, 7 strains wereMoraxella osloensis (4,2%), 12 strains wereNeisseria elongata (7,3%) and 2 strains were considered to be a subspecies ofN. elongata (1.2%). By agglutination and immunodiffusion could be demonstrated thatN. elongata is a serologically heterogenous species. The nasopharynx seems to represent the natural habitat ofM. osloensis andN. elongata.

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Mit Hilfe eines lincomycin-haltigen Elektivnährbodens wurden von 165 gesunden Erwachsenen 24 Stämme grammnegativer, oxidase-positiver, unbeweglicher, asaccharolytischer, penicillin-empfindlicher Stäbchen isoliert (13,9%). Drei Stämme gingen verloren, 7 Stämme gehörten zuMoraxella osloensis (4,2%), 12 zuNeisseria elongata (7,3%) und zwei wurden als eine Unterart vonN. elongata betrachtet (1,2%). In Agglutination und Immundiffusion zeigte sich, da\N. elongata eine serologisch heterogene Art ist. Die Schleimhaut des Nasopharynx scheint den natürlichen Fundort vonM. osloensis undN. elongata darzustellen.

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  1. Hygiene-Institut der Universität Heidelberg, Institut für Medizinische Microbiologie der Universität Göteborg, Bundesrepublik Deutschland

    U. Berger &  E. Falsen

  2. Institutionen för medicinsk mikrobiologi, Göteborgs Universitet, Guldhetsgatan 10, S-413 46, Göteborg, Schweden

    E. Falsen

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Berger, U., Falsen, E. über die Artenverteilung vonMoraxella und moraxella-ähnlichen Keimen im Nasopharynx gesunder Erwachsener. Med Microbiol Immunol 162, 239–249 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02121002

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