Inositol as a selective substrate for the growth of Klebsiellae and Serratiae

A synthetic basal salts medium containing inositol as the sole source for carbon and energy and bromothymol blue as pH indicator, selectively supports the growth of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Serratia spp. On this medium incubated at 37 degrees C for 24 hr, all cultures of Kl. pneumoniae, Serratia li...

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Published inZentralblatt fur Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene. Erste Abteilung Originale. Reihe A: Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Parasitologie Vol. 235; no. 4; p. 453
Main Authors Legakis, N J, Papavassiliou, J T, Xilinas, M E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.08.1976
Subjects
Culture Media
Erythritol
Inositol - metabolism
Klebsiella pneumoniae - growth & development
Klebsiella pneumoniae - isolation & purification
Serratia - growth & development
Serratia - isolation & purification
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Summary:A synthetic basal salts medium containing inositol as the sole source for carbon and energy and bromothymol blue as pH indicator, selectively supports the growth of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Serratia spp. On this medium incubated at 37 degrees C for 24 hr, all cultures of Kl. pneumoniae, Serratia liquefaciens and S. marcescens form yellow colonies. The medium may be used selectively for the primary isolation of the aforementioned bacteria from faeces and as a differential medium for their isolation from saliva and urine.
ISSN:0300-9688