There has been an outbreak of food born salmonella gastroenteritis in the community and the stool samples have been received in the laboratory. Which is the enrichment medium of choice?
Selenite "F" medium is the enrichment medium of choice for Salmonella. Option 3 Selenite F- broth and Tetrathionate broth are commonly employed as Enrichment media for Salmonella. Option 1, 2 Transpo medium for Vibrio: Cary Blair medium Venkatraman-Ramakrishnan (VR) medium Alkaline salt transpo medium Autoclaved sea water. Option 4 Thioglycollate medium and RCM (Robeson's cooked meat media) broth = Anaerobic media.
Cary Blair medium
VR medium
Selenite "F" medium
Thioglycollate medium
Systemic Bacteriology (Gram Positive Bacilli, Gram Negative Bacilli)