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Table 2 Reactions from the clinical oral isolates in the RUT method read after 1 h. Cells were obtained from agar plates by scraping (1 μl)

From: Rapid urease test (RUT) for evaluation of urease activity in oral bacteria in vitro and in supragingival dental plaque ex vivo

Bacteria

No reaction

No of strains

(%)

Weak

No of strains

(%)

Moderate

No of strains (%)

Strong

No of strains (%)

Streptococcus salivarius

(N = 8)

4 (50%)

2 (25%)

2 (25%)

0 (0%)

Actinomyces naeslundii

(N = 8)

7 (87.5%)

1 (12.5%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Haemophilus. parainfluenzae

(N = 5)

1 (20%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

4 (80%)