Thermo Scientific™ GN Broth (Dehydrated)

Description

• Selectively enrich gram-negative bacilli, especially Salmonella and Shigella spp
• using Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ GN Broth (Dehydrated)
• It was developed by Hanja as an enrichment medium which has proven superior to direct inoculation of media for recovery and enrichment of enteric gram-negative bacilli 1
• Taylor and Schelhart found GN Broth to be more effective than selenite broth for recovery of Shigella spp 2
• Salmonella and Shigella are major causes of bacterial enteric illness with transmission occurring via the fecal-oral route, person-to-person contact, or by the ingestion of contaminated food or water
• Selectively enrichgram-negative bacilli, especially Salmonella and Shigella spp
• using GN Broth
• This medium is a ready-to-use liquid medium used for qualitative procedures
• This medium contains casein and meat peptone that provide amino acids and other nitrogenous compounds to support bacterial growth
• Dextrose and mannitol are energy sources and their concentrations are balanced to limit the growth of Proteus and encourage the growth of Salmonella and Shigella
• Sodium deoxycholate and sodium citrate inhibit gram-positive organisms
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• Remel™ and Oxoid™ products are now part of the Thermo Scientific brand.