Open AccessAnaerobic Bacteriological Microbiota in Surface and Core of Tonsils in Chronic Tonsillitis
Author(s) -
Meera Niranjan Khadilkar,
Nitin R. Ankle
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/22124.8819
Subject(s) - tonsil , tonsillitis , microbiology and biotechnology , tonsillectomy , anaerobic bacteria , palatine tonsil , medicine , anaerobic exercise , biology , pathology , bacteria , physiology , genetics
Tonsillar infection may stem from bacteria within tonsillar crypts or parenchyma rather than from those on the surface. Pathogens isolated from surface culture may be colonizing the tonsil, but not essentially infecting it. Anaerobes though not often studied, are known to cause chronic tonsillitis.