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Studies on the Growth Conditions of Campylobacter fetus
Author(s) -
Miyamae Takeo
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
japanese journal of microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1348-0421
pISSN - 0021-5139
DOI - 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1974.tb00746.x
Subject(s) - colistin , campylobacter , agar , microbiology and biotechnology , proteus vulgaris , campylobacter fetus , bacteria , yeast extract , chemistry , agar plate , yeast , food science , brilliant green , bacterial growth , biology , pseudomonas aeruginosa , biochemistry , antimicrobial , fermentation , genetics , organic chemistry
The collaborative function of some surfactants for selective cultivation of Campylobacter fetus was examined using a plain homemade yeast extract agar medium supplemented with thioglycollate as a simple basal medium. Out of the combinations of various growth‐inhibiting substances with colistin used as the main selective growth‐inhibiting surfactant, the combined use of colistin (250 u/ml) and either desoxycholate (0.01%) or taurocholate (0.02%) in addition to brilliant green (1: 400 000–500 000) brought about a satisfactory result. There was no serious disorder of each selective inhibitory function for the growth of C. fetus and suppression to other bacteria, particularly to both Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Proteus vulgaris . It was presumed that this selectivity depended upon both the well‐balanced combination in the quantities of the surfactants and the use of a plain basal medium such as the homemade yeast extract agar.