This medium is intended for use in the isolation of Salmonella spp, other than Salmonella typhi. Although it can be used as a primary isolation medium, it is not recommended for this purpouse and is generally used for subculture from selective enrichment media.
It should be noted that the medium is highly selective and therefore not suited to the isolation of salmonella from samples where numbers may be low.
NB: - It is not recommended that this medium is used for the isolation of Salmonella typhi and Shigella spp.
This medium is intended for use in the isolation of Salmonella spp, other than Salmonella typhi. Although it can be used as a primary isolation medium, it is not recommended for this purpouse and is generally used for subculture from selective enrichment media. It should be noted that the medium is highly selective and therefore not suited to the isolation of salmonella from samples where numbers may be low. NB: - It is not recommended that this medium is used for the isolation of Salmonella typhi and Shigella spp.
This is a modification of Sabouraud Dextrose Agar. The low pH (5.6) of the medium is inhibitory to most bacteria and it has been made specifically selective by the addition of colistin and gentamicin. This further reduces the risk of bacterial contamination when processing material that may be heavily contaminated particularly with Gram negative organisms such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
