Open AccessGentamicin Blood Agar Used as a General-Purpose Selective Medium
Author(s) -
W. A. P. Black,
Frances Van Buskirk
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0003-6919
DOI - 10.1128/am.25.6.905-907.1973
Subject(s) - gentamicin , clostridia , bacteroides , microbiology and biotechnology , bacilli , agar plate , agar , isolation (microbiology) , biology , chemistry , antibiotics , bacteria , genetics
The potential value of a blood agar medium containing a final concentration of 5.5 μg of gentamicin per ml was assessed in a diagnostic laboratory over an 8-week period. The medium gave increased isolation rates of beta-hemolytic streptococci, other streptococci,Bacteroides , clostridia, and yeasts. It also proved valuable in detecting gentamicin-resistant gram-negative bacilli when these were present in heavy mixed culture.
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