On the Occurrence of the Lactate Fermenting Anaerobe, Micrococcus Lactilyticus, in Human Saliva
- 1 June 1950
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 29 (3) , 304-306
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345500290030801
Abstract
Using differential plating technics it can be shown that M. lactilyticus is quantitatively one of the most important of the microorganisms indigenous to human saliva. The conversion of lactate to propionate, acetate, CO2 and hydrogen appears to be the principal biochemical conversion carried out by M. lactilyticus in saliva.Keywords
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