Agar Flashcards
General recovery media for fastidious organisms:
CAP
Selective-Differential agar for Vibrio spp.:
TCBS agar
Selective-differential media for staphylococci:
MSA
Selective media for S.pyogenes and S.agalactiae:
Streptococcal selective agar (SSA)
Selective media for Yersinia spp:
CIN agar
Enrichment-Selective media for B.pertusis
Regan-Lowe
Due to the wide thermal range of Campylobacter spp., one may incubate this media at 4°C for “cold-enrichment:
Campylobacter thioglycolate broth
Selective-Differential media for E.colo 0157:H7 in stool specimens
MAC-Sorbitol agar
Which of the following is best used to isolate Corynebacterium diphtheriae?
Cystine-tellurite blood agar
Selective media for isolation of Campylobacter spp.
CVA medium
Selective-differential media for lactose vs. non-lactose enterics.
EMB agar
Isolation and differentiation of Salmonella and Shigella vs. other gram negative enterics.
XLD agar
What type of agars are used to supplement (aid/help) in the use of agar plates?
Broth
Most common enrichment broth for subculturing from primary agar plates:
TSB
Selective agar for N.gonorrhoeae:
NYC agar