| coryneform bacteria in throat cultures of healthy individuals. | throat swabs from 113 healthy individuals from hamburg, germany, and zurich, switzerland, were investigated for coryneform bacteria with nonselective and selective media. ninety specimens contained 123 strains. surprisingly, 76% of them were strains of corynebacterium durum (47%) and rothia dentocariosa (29%). only two were strains of corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum, and none were strains of c. striatum, c. amycolatum, or c. diphtheriae. | 1998 | 9650969 |