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A selective motility medium for routine isolation of Salmonella

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

J. Harper  and
K. F. Shortridge
J. Harper
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland 4029, Australia
K. F. Shortridge
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland 4029, Australia
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A modified Shigella—Salmonella medium in semi-solid agar was shown to inhibit the spread of most faecal organisms through a Craigie tube, while selectively allowing the passage of Salmonella.

A medium for routine use is described.

Over a period of 3 years, in this laboratory, 90% of specimens from which salmonellas were isolated gave positive results with this medium. Over 40% of these specimens would have been reported as negative if the method had not been in use. However, 10% would have been missed if this method alone had been used. It should therefore be used in conjunction with other culture methods, of which direct plating on SS agar was the most successful in this series.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 67 , Issue 2 , June 1969 , pp. 181 - 186
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1969

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