Table 3.

Sodium salts

Inhibitors	Microorganisms			Example of culture media	References
	Gram-positive	Gram-negative	Fungi, yeast
Sodium azide	χ	✓	χ	*Azide Blood Agar Base *Azide Dextrose Broth *m E Agar *EVA Broth	Power et al., 2009 [11]
Sodium chloride	✓ Except halophilic and halotolerant bacteria	✓ Except halophilic and halotolerant bacteria	χ	*Fraser Broth Base *Mannitol Salt Agar *Marine Agar 2216	Power et al., 2009 [11]
Sodium deoxycholate	✓	✓	χ	*m TEC Agar *TT Broth Base, Hajna *XLD Agar	Power et al., 2009 [11]
Sodium citrate	✓	χ	χ	*APT Agar *DCLS Agar *Desoxycholate Citrate Agar	Power et al., 2009 [11]
Sodium selenite	✓	✓ Other than Salmonella	χ	*Selenite Cystine Broth *Selenite Broth	Power et al., 2009 [11]
Sodium tetrathionate	χ	✓ Other than Salmonella and Proteus	χ	*MKTTn Broth	Delarras, 2014 [39]

✓ Action against bacteria or fungi; χ No action against bacteria or fungi.