Description

This animal free medium is recommended for isolating Salmonella species especially Salmonella Typhi from clinical specimens.The medium is highly selective for Salmonellae, being inhibitory to coliforms, Proteus and Shigellae ; occasional strains of coliforms grow to form dullgreen or brown colonies, but without a surrounding metallic sheen. The medium is also suitable for the isolation of lactose-fermenting strains of Salmonellae, which can not be differentiated on lactose containing differential media since lactose is not the fermentable substrate used in this medium.