Thermo Scientific™ Brilliant Green Agar (Dehydrated)

Description

• Isolate salmonellae, other than Salmonella typhi with selective Thermo Scientific™ Oxoid™ Brilliant Green Agar
• Brilliant Green Agar was first described as a selective isolation medium for Salmonella species by Kristensen et al
• 1 Kauffmann 2 modified their formula to give a highly selective plating medium for the isolation and identification of salmonellae from feces and other pathological material, and from food and dairy products
• Salmonella infection (salmonellosis) is a common bacterial disease that affects the intestinal tract
• Salmonella bacteria typically live in animal and human intestines and are shed through feces
• Humans become infected most frequently through contaminated water or food
• Use Brilliant Green Agar for isolation of salmonellae other than Salmonella typhi
• Selective: brilliant green in the medium makes this medium inhibits the growth of non-target organisms
• Easy-to-read: phenol red in the medium serves as an acid base indicator giving yellow colour to lactose and sucrose fermenting bacteria
• Corresponds to the medium recommended by the APHA 3,4
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• Remel™ and Oxoid™ products are now part of the Thermo Scientific brand