RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Formation of a clear zone on tannin-treated brain heart infusion agar by a Streptococcus sp. isolated from feces of koalas.
JF Applied and Environmental Microbiology
JO Appl. Environ. Microbiol.
FD American Society for Microbiology
SP 829
OP 831
VO 56
IS 3
A1 Osawa, R
YR 1990
UL http://aem.asm.org/content/56/3/829.abstract
AB Gram-positive cocci, isolated from the feces of koalas and identified as Streptococcus bovis biotype I, formed a distinct clear zone on tannin-treated brain heart infusion agar, suggesting that this isolate has the unique characteristic of degrading the tannin-protein complex.