Abstract
Several formulations of brilliant green agar with an added H2S indicator were evaluated. Results were optimum with variations of a basic formula consisting of 40 g of tryptic soy agar (Difco), 8 g of lactose, 8 g of sucrose, 80 mg of phenol red, 1 g of sulfanilamide, 1.5 g of ferric ammonium citrate, 5 g of sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate, and 7 mg of brilliant green dye per liter. Brilliant green dye was added after sterilization of the other components This formulation supported good growth of all of 39 strains of Salmonella tested. Normal biochemical types formed pink colonies with black centers, and an H2S-negative S. choleraesuis formed pink colonies without black centers. Of other bacteria tested, only Enterobacter, Klebsiella, and a few Citrobacter strains showed significant growth in 24 h. When lactose was omitted from the formulation, a lactose-fermenting strain formed pink colonies with black centers, and differentiation of Salmonella from the Enterobacter-Klebsiella groups was equally good. Addition of xylose (4.0 g) and L-lysine hydrochloride (5.4 g) to the above formulation improved differentiation between Salmonella and the few Citrobacter strains that grew and produced more intense blackening in Salmonella colonies. Addition of an H2S indicator to brilliant green agar formulations aided in identification of Salmonella colonies, especially in mixtures with other bacteria. These media were judged to give better differentiation of salmonellae from other bacteria than Hektoen agar with added novobiocin (10 mg/liter).
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