Thermo Scientific™ Tetrathionate Broth (Dehydrated)

Description

• Selectively enrich specimens undergoing examination for salmonellae with Thermo Scientific™ Oxoid™ Tetrathionate Broth (Dehydrated) while complying with the description given in the United States Pharmacopoeia 1
• Tetrathionate Broth is specified by the 15th edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater 2 and Compendium of Methods for the Microbiological Examination of Foods 3 for the enrichment of specimens undergoing examination for salmonellae
• 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
• Tetrathionate Broth complies with the description given in the US Pharmacopoeia for the enrichment of specimens undergoing the examination of salmonellae
• Selective : the combination of thiosulphate and tetrathionate render selectivity to the medium, suppressing commensal coliform organisms 4
• Organisms which possess the enzyme tetrathionate reductase grow in the medium
• Salmonella and Proteus species possess the enzyme; Escherichia coli and shigellae do not
• Bile salts are present to inhibit the growth of the organisms that do not live in the intestine
• USP Compliant : complies with the description given in the United States Pharmacopoeia
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