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Thioglycollate broth: Composition, Principle, and Uses

Thioglycollate broth is the enrichment broth most frequently used in diagnostic bacteriology. This broth supports the growth of anaerobes, aerobes, microaerophilic, and fastidious microorganisms....

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Cary-Blair transport medium: Composition, Preparation, Uses

Cary-Blair transport medium can be used to transport clinical specimens suspected to contain enteric pathogens, including  Shigella, Salmonella, Vibrio cholerae, and Escherichia coli O157:H7....

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Alkaline Peptone Water (APW): Composition, Preparation, and Uses

Alkaline peptone water (APW) is recommended as an enrichment broth for isolating Vibrio cholerae from clinical and non-clinical samples (suspected food & water samples). Many broth media have...

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Salmonella-Shigella (SS) Agar: Composition, Principle and Results

Salmonella-Shigella (SS) agar is used for selective isolation and differentiation of Salmonella and Shigella. It is used for the isolation, cultivation and differentiation of gram-negative enteric...

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Modified Thayer-Martin Agar: Preparation, Uses

Thayer-Martin agar is a selective medium used for the isolation of gonococci (Neisseria gonorrheae) from specimens containing a mixed flora of bacteria and/or fungi e.g. urogenital specimen. Modified...

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Nutrient Agar: Composition, Preparation, Uses

Nutrient agar media is used as a general-purpose medium to grow a wide variety of non-fastidious microorganisms. It consists of peptone, beef extract, and agar. This relatively simple...

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