Table 1.

Colony morphology of the suspected bacteria.

Blood agar	MacConkey agar	Suspected bacteria
Yellow round raised smooth shiny colonies	Tiny pink colonies	Staphylococcus species
Grey round flat haemolytic with coliform smell	Bright pink round colonies	E. coli
Grey round raised with coliform smell	Pink round colonies	Coliforms
Grey, flat, round, haemolytic colonies with foul smell	Pale round raised colonies	Aeromonas species
Blue-green flat, round, haemolytic fruity smell	Pale round raised colonies	Pseudomonas species
Large grey mucoid colonies	Pale-pink colonies	Klebsiella/Enterobacter species
Large grey mucoid colonies	Pink round colonies	Klebsiella/Enterobacter species
Grey swarming colonies with foul smell	Pale round colonies	Proteus species