Abstract
Fusobacterium egg yolk agar is a new medium selective for Fusobacterium species and differential for Fusobacterium necrophorum. The medium is a Brucella Agar base (Difco Laboratories, Detroit, Mich.) containing vancomycin, neomycin, josamycin, and egg yolk. All species of fusobacteria grew with only minimal inhibition. The mean log difference in counts between Fusobacterium egg yolk agar and control media for 30 strains of seven species of fusobacteria was 0.1922. F. necrophorum typically showed a strong lipase reaction. Most other organisms were significantly inhibited by the medium.
Full text
PDF
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- Bartlett J. G., Finegold S. M. Anaerobic pleuropulmonary infections. Medicine (Baltimore) 1972 Nov;51(6):413–450. doi: 10.1097/00005792-197211000-00001. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Chow A. W., Guze L. B. Bacteroidaceae bacteremia: clinical experience with 112 patients. Medicine (Baltimore) 1974 Mar;53(2):93–126. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- DISRAELY M. N., OMATA R. R. A selective medium for oral fusobacteria. J Bacteriol. 1956 Nov;72(5):677–680. doi: 10.1128/jb.72.5.677-680.1956. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Fales W. H., Teresa G. W. A selective medium for the isolation of Sphaerophorus necrophorus. Am J Vet Res. 1972 Nov;33(11):2317–2321. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Long S. S., Mueller S., Swenson R. M. In vitro susceptibilities of anaerobic bacteria to josamycin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1976 May;9(5):859–860. doi: 10.1128/aac.9.5.859. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- MCCARTHY C., SNYDER M. L. SELECTIVE MEDIUM FOR FUSOBACTERIA AND LEPTOTRICHIA. J Bacteriol. 1963 Jul;86:158–159. doi: 10.1128/jb.86.1.158-159.1963. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Reese R. E., Betts R. F., Goedde L. W., Douglas R. G., Jr In vitro susceptibility of common clinical anaerobic and aerobic isolates against josamycin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1976 Aug;10(2):253–257. doi: 10.1128/aac.10.2.253. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Sutter V. L., Finegold S. M. Susceptibility of anaerobic bacteria to 23 antimicrobial agents. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1976 Oct;10(4):736–752. doi: 10.1128/aac.10.4.736. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Walker C. B., Ratliff D., Muller D., Mandell R., Socransky S. S. Medium for selective isolation of Fusobacterium nucleatum from human periodontal pockets. J Clin Microbiol. 1979 Dec;10(6):844–849. doi: 10.1128/jcm.10.6.844-849.1979. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]