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THE PERFORMANCE OF AN EGG YOLK‐TELLURITE MEDIUM IN PRACTICAL USE
Author(s) -
BAIRDPARKER A. C.
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1962.tb04757.x
Subject(s) - yolk , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , proteus vulgaris , agar , food science , biology , proteus , chemistry , bacteria , biochemistry , escherichia coli , genetics , gene
SUMMARY: Observations by seven laboratories that have used egg‐tellurite‐glycine‐pyruvate agar (ETGPA) (Baird‐Parker, 1962) for isolating Staph. aureus from foods are reported and discussed. The results indicate that ETGPA is superior to media currently used for detecting this organism. The main disadvantages of the medium are the similar appearance of Staph. aureus shown by some strains of Proteus vulgaris and the occasional finding of egg yolk nonclearing strains of Staph. aureus.