title: Selective and differential medium for isolation of Bacteroides ureolyticus from clinical specimens.
abstract: A new selective and differential medium for Bacteroides ureolyticus was compared with other commonly used selective media for anaerobes in a diagnostic trial with routine clinical specimens. All Bacteroides ureolyticus strains grew on nalidixic acid-teicoplaninurea agar, producing red colonies against a straw-coloured background. This medium was found to be the most selective for Bacteroides ureolyticus. In the diagnostic trial with 185 clinical specimens a 20% increase in the isolation rate of Bacteroides ureolyticus was obtained with this new medium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Sheffield Medical School, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eley
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Clarry
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Bennett
mesh_terms: D001439:Bacteroides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003470:Culture Media; D006020:Glycopeptides; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009268:Nalidixic Acid; D017334:Teicoplanin; D014508:Urea
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D006020:Glycopeptides; D009268:Nalidixic Acid; D017334:Teicoplanin; D014508:Urea