Identification of yeast and non-pigmented cultivable endodontic bacteria in adult Portuguese patients

group: 35 teeth. Bacteria samples were taken at baseline (S1), after chemo-mechanical preparation (S2) and after 14 days of intracanal dressing (S3). Bacteria and fungal presence was evaluate by means of culture in three atmospheres (aerobic, anaerobic, microaerofilic) in appropriate culture broads. Strict techniques were used for serial dilution, plating, incubation and identification.