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. 1983 Aug;91(1):53–58. doi: 10.1017/s0022172400060022

A comparison of enrichment media for the isolation of salmonellae from seagull cloacal swabs.

C R Fricker, R W Girdwood, D Munro
PMCID: PMC2129302  PMID: 6350446

Abstract

The relative efficiency of three selective enrichment broths (Muller-Kauffmann tetrathionate. Rappaport's and selenite F) was investigated for the isolation of salmonellae from seagull cloacal swabs. Pre-enrichment in buffered peptone water was employed throughout the study, which involved the examination of 560 gulls, sixty (10.7%) of which were found to be carrying salmonellae. Rappaport's broth as modified by Vassiliadis for incubation at 43 degrees C (Vassiliadis et al. 1976) yielded the highest number of positive swabs (57) and the widest range of serotypes. It was significantly more efficient that either selenite F or tetrathionate broth, although the results obtained with Rappaport's broth incubated at 37 and 43 degrees C did not differ significantly (P greater than 0.5). Eleven serotypes were isolated during the study, the most prevalent being Salmonella virchow.

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