What is the best medium to use to find out if salmonella is present in my food sample.?
I have small circular white colonies in my culture but I want to find out if any salmonella is present in there. Can anyone please suggest any biochemical test or any specific medium to subculture on. Thanks for your help.
2007-05-03 12:49:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
SSA (Salmonella Shigella Agar)
XLD (Xylose Lysine Sodium Deoxycholate Agar)
Hektoen Agar
Citrate test
H2S Positive
MR Positive VP Negative
Motile
These are a few that are common in labs that should help...
2007-05-03 16:04:34 · answer #1 · answered by Jason 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i like xld agar b/c salmonella yields black colonies that are easy to pick out.
2007-05-03 17:11:40 · answer #2 · answered by bad guppy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the garbage can, its not worth the risk.
2007-05-03 12:52:18 · answer #3 · answered by american_muscle_101 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
argur
2007-05-03 12:56:05 · answer #4 · answered by Skudbuster 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋