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A modification of bile salts brilliant green agar for isolation of motile Aeromonas from foods and environmental specimens

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

Yoshikazu Nishikawa  and
Teruhiko Kishi
Yoshikazu Nishikawa
Affiliation:
Department of Bacteriology, Municipal Institute of Public Health and Environment Science, Tennoji, Osaka 543, Japan
Teruhiko Kishi
Affiliation:
Department of Bacteriology, Municipal Institute of Public Health and Environment Science, Tennoji, Osaka 543, Japan
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Aeromonas has recently been recognized as an important enteropathogen. In faecal specimens the organism is readily identified and differentiated from coliforms by the positive oxidase reaction. However, few media have proved useful for foods and environmental specimens. Bile salts brilliant green starch agar (BBGS) was studied for this purpose by testing artificially contaminated foods as well as natural potential sources. The results indicate the suitability of the medium for the isolation of Aeromonas from foods and from environmental sources.

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Research Article
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Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 98 , Issue 3 , June 1987 , pp. 331 - 336
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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