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ArticleBioMed research international2017

Evaluation of Two Supplemented Culture Media for Long-Term, Room-Temperature Preservation of

Beatriz Quintero Moreno, María Araque, Evelyn Mendoza

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Article in BioMed research international, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Beatriz Quintero MorenoDepartamento de Microbiología y Parasitología Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida 5101, Venezuela.ORCID 0000-0002-1084-9185
María AraqueLaboratorio de Microbiología Molecular, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioanálisis, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida 5101, Venezuela.ORCID 0000-0001-6517-953X
Evelyn MendozaDepartamento de Microbiología y Parasitología Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida 5101, Venezuela.
University of the Andes · VE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo produce two supplemented agar types in order to store pneumococci for several months at room temperature.

methodsTodd-Hewitt/Hemoglobin/Yeast/Charcoal/Agar (TH-HYC) and Todd-Hewitt/Skim-Milk/Yeast/Charcoal/Agar (TH-SYC) were used to prepare two supplemented agar types. Nineteen pneumococci isolated from patients or asymptomatic carriers displaying diverse serotypes and multilocus sequence types (MLST) were subcultured and stored onto supplemented agar types, in four different tests, at room temperature.

findingsAt the end of all tests (4-6 months) all noncontaminated subcultures were viable and maintained all phenotypic characteristics. Survival-time curves revealed a slow decrease of viable CFU over time on agar types, but at the end the number of viable CFU was satisfactory (≥2+ of growth). Decreasing of CFU was significantly higher for clinical versus nasopharyngeal isolates. Subcultures contamination rates were 6.25% and 14.58% after 2 and 6 months of storage, respectively.

conclusionTH-HYC and TH-SYC agar types allowed the viability of pneumococci with several serotypes, MLST, and genetic profiles, after 6 months of storage at room temperature. We consider that these agar types are a valid alternative to preserve pneumococci over an extended period, especially when methods as cryopreservation or lyophilization are not available, and are useful for transporting strains between laboratories.

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Bacteriological TechniquesCulture MediaStreptococcus pneumoniaeAgarColony Count, MicrobialHumansMicrobial ViabilityPneumococcal InfectionsPreservation, BiologicalTime FactorsAgarCulture Media

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PMID29359142
PMCPMC5735590
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