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An evaluation of media for the membrane filtration enumeration of Aeromonas from drinking water
Author(s) -
Holmes P.,
Sartory D.P.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1993.tb00370.x
Subject(s) - aeromonas , agar , microbiology and biotechnology , enumeration , brilliant green , ampicillin , vibrionaceae , aeromonas caviae , agar plate , food science , filtration (mathematics) , biology , fish <actinopterygii> , chemistry , bacteria , chromatography , fishery , antibiotics , mathematics , organic chemistry , combinatorics , genetics , statistics
Two laboratory‐prepared media (Ampicillin Dextrin Agar, ADA, and Xylose Ampicillin Agar, XAA) were compared with two commercially‐available media (Ryan's Aeromonas Medium and Bile Salt‐Irgasan‐Brilliant Green Agar, BIBA) for the enumeration of Aeromonas spp. from drinking water. Ryan's medium and ADA were superior for both recovery of Aeromonas and selectivity, with 95+% of typical colonies from both media confirming as Aeromonas . Colony characteristics were more consistent on Ryan's medium.