Table 2.
Result | XLD | DCA | MLCB | ABC |
+ | 8 (24.2) | 1 (3.2) | 6 (15.4) | 4 (15.4) |
++ | 12 (36.4) | 9 (29.0) | 8 (20.5) | 11 (42.3) |
+++ | 13 (39.4) | 21 (67.7) | 25 (64.1) | 11 (42.3) |
Total | 33 | 31 | 39 | 26 |
ABC, α-β chromogenic medium; DCA, desoxycholate citrate; MLCB, mannitol lysine crystal violet brilliant green; XLD, xylose lysine desoxycholate. +, 1–10 colonies (light growth); ++, 11–50 colonies (moderate growth); +++, >50 colonies (heavy growth).