Media**** Flashcards
SBA
Sheep Blood Agar
Enriched
Diff: hemolysis
NA
Nutrient Agar
Enriched
PEA
Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol Agar
Sel: G+
MSA
Mannitol Salt Agar
Sel: salt tolerant
Diff: mannitol ferm (+ yellow agar)
MAC
MaConkey Agar
Sel: G-
Diff: lactose ferm (+ red)
TM
Thayer Martin Agar
Sel: Neisseria gonnorhoae, N. meningitidis
CO2
CHOC
Chocolate Agar
Highly enriched: fastidious
CO2
B-G
Bordet-Gengou Agar
Sel: Bordetella
EMB
Eosin Methylene Blue Agar
Sel: G-
Diff: lactose ferm (+ red colonies)
E. coli: green metallic sheen
HE
Hektoen Enteric Agar
Sel: G-
Diff: lactose ferm (+ orange/salmon colonies)
H2S
Slamonella blue-green
Shigella green
SS
Salmonella-Shigella Agar
Sel: Salmonella and Shigella
Diff: lactose ferm (+ red colonies)
XLD
Xylose-Lysine-Desoxychocolate agar
Sel: G-
Diff: H2S
Slamonella red
Shigella colorless
Citrobacter yellow
KV
Kanomycin-Vancomycin agar
Sel: Bacteroides
CDC
Sel: anaerobes
