TABLE 1.
Species and strain | % Plating efficiency (Mean ± SD) compared to BHIAa
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Basal CIN agarb | CIN agar | MacConkey agar | |
Y. pestis EV76 | 108 ± 9 | 5 ± 2c | 38 ± 15c |
Y. enterocolitica CDC 497-70 | 104 ± 12 | 100 ± 5 | 98 ± 5 |
CFU were determined after 36 h of incubation at 28°C.
Formulation of growth-supportive components of CIN only.
Wide range of colony size.