TABLE 1.

Growth of gram-negative bacteria on various Salmonella agars

Strain	% of strains showing growth on:
	No. tested	ABC	MABC	CAS	RAM	SMID	HE	XLD
Total non-Salmonellae	372	87.9	54.6	77.4	79.8	96.5	70.4	90.9
Total β-galactosidase producers	235	95.7	46	93.6	98.7	99.6	73.6	89.8
Total E. coli	108	96.3	10.2	95.4	98.1	100	45.4	78.7
Salmonella spp. (serovar non-Typhi)	61	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
S. enterica serovar Typhi	2	100	0	100	100	100	100	100