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. 1986 Sep;52(3):539–545. doi: 10.1128/aem.52.3.539-545.1986

Novobiocin-brilliant green-glucose agar: new medium for isolation of salmonellae.

J A Devenish, B W Ciebin, M H Brodsky
PMCID: PMC203569  PMID: 3767359

Abstract

A new medium, called novobiocin-brilliant green-glucose (NBG) agar, was developed for the isolation of Salmonella spp. and evaluated against other conventionally used media including bismuth sulfite, xylose-lysine decarboxylase, brilliant green-sulfa, hektoen enteric, and salmonella-shigella agars. NBG had recovery rates comparable to the other enteric media tested with pure cultures as well as with naturally contaminated amphibian and reptile waters and fecal specimens. However, NBG, hektoen enteric, and salmonella-shigella agars failed to differentiate Salmonella typhi from a fecal specimen even after enrichment in selenite F. Although Citrobacter freundii could grow and resembled salmonellae on NBG, at no time was the recovery of Salmonella spp. colonies jeopardized by the presence of C. freundii in either seeded or naturally contaminated samples. Confirmation rates of typical colonies from NBG agar also compared favorably to the other media tested; however, bismuth sulfite, although selective, was found to have varied differential characteristics for Salmonella spp. As a result, many more colonies had to be picked, which caused bismuth sulfite agar to have the lowest confirmation rate of the media tested. The distinct advantage that NBG agar offers over the conventional method tested, including bismuth sulfite, is the consistent differential reaction of all Salmonella subgroups including biochemically atypical strains. The medium is inexpensive, easy to prepare, and can be stored for at least 2 weeks at 4 degrees C without loss of selective or differential properties.

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