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. 1996 Sep;62(9):3544–3547. doi: 10.1128/aem.62.9.3544-3547.1996

Differential media for quantitative recovery of waterborne Aeromonas hydrophila.

M Handfield 1, P Simard 1, R Letarte 1
PMCID: PMC168157  PMID: 8795251

Abstract

Because of the ubiquity of Aeromonas spp., their prevalence in drinking water, and the increasing number of reports on Aeromonas sp.-related infections, a standard method for routine and quantitative recovery had to be defined. On the basis of a survey of 10 media for recovery analysis and subsequent differentiation assays in mixed cultures, we conclude that ampicillin-dextrin agar performed the best for the recovery of Aeromonas spp. in drinking water and the differentiation by simple criteria of that genus from other common waterborne bacteria.

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