Thermo Scientific™ Strep Selective Agar with RNA, Maltose, Neomycin and Polymyxin B

Description

• Isolate and cultivate Streptococcus pyogenes from throat cultures and upper respiratory specimens with Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ Strep Selective Agar prepared plates with RNA, maltose, neomycin, polymyxin B
• The medium is based on the formulation of Roantree, Rantz and Haines 1
• The addition of ribonucleic acid and maltose increases the production of the streptolysin S, the active substance causing hemolysis on blood agar
• Neomycin and polymyxin B are selective agents which facilitate isolation of S
• pyogenes by suppressing commensal microbial flora found in the oropharynx
• Streptococcus pyogenes is an important human pathogen that causes a wide variety of acute infections, such as soft tissue infections and pharyngitis; severe life-threatening infections, such as streptococcal toxic shock syndrome; and devastating post-infectious sequelae, such as rheumatic fever and glomerulonephritis
• Use Strep Selective Agar with RNA, maltose, neomycin, polymyxin B for the primary isolation of Streptococcus pyogenes from throat cultures and upper respiratory specimens
• Selective : selective agents neomycin and polymyxin B suppress commensal microbial flora, including coliforms, staphylococci, Micrococcus , Haemophilus , and Neisseria Ready-to-use : the convenience of prepared media
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