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. 1972 Feb;23(2):377–381. doi: 10.1128/am.23.2.377-381.1972

Evaluation of Pseudosel Agar as an Aid in the Identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Dwight W Lambe Jr 1, Phyllis Stewart 1
PMCID: PMC380348  PMID: 4622830

Abstract

Growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and thirty-five other species of gramnegative bacilli was observed on 0.03% cetrimide in heart infusion agar medium and Pseudosel agar (BBL). The 0.03% cetrimide agar was more selective for growth of P. aeruginosa than was Pseudosel agar; however, certain bacteria other than P. aeruginosa also grew on the former medium. Although Pseudosel agar was not a highly selective medium for P. aeruginosa, it was preferable to technicolor agar for detection of the pyocyanin and pyorubin pigments produced by P. aeruginosa.

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