Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ Brilliant Green Sulfa Agar

Description

• Selectively isolate and differentiate Salmonella species other than Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and Paratyphi from foods, eggs, meat products, or other materials using Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ Brilliant Green Sulpha Agar (Dehydrated)
• Osborne and Stokes modified the formula of Kristensen by adding sodium sulfapyridine that enhanced the selectivity of the medium and improved the recovery of Salmonella from egg products 1
• Brilliant Green Sulpha Agar is recommended by the APHA and USDA for selective isolation of Salmonella from foods, eggs, and meat products 2,3
• This medium contains casein and meat peptones which provide nitrogen, amino acids and peptides necessary for bacterial growth
• Yeast extract is a source of B-complex vitamins
• Sodium chloride is a source of essential electrolytes and maintains osmotic equilibrium
• Lactose- and sucrose-fermenting colonies occasionally growing on this medium will be yellow-green in color surrounded by a yellow-green zone
• Selective media: Brilliant Green dye is a selective agent which inhibited gram-positive bacteria and most gram-negative Bacilli
• Recommended by the APHA and USDA for selective isolation of Salmonella from food, eggs and meat products 2,3 .