The minimal inhibitory concentrations of penicillin and six other antibiotics were determined for 66 oral black-pigmented
Bacteroides
isolates by using the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards proposed standard agar dilution technique. These results plus iodometric determination of β-lactamase activity showed that oral isolates of black-pigmented
Bacteroides
are remaining relatively susceptible to commonly used antibiotics.
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