title: Comparison of procedures based upon Rappaport-Vassiliadis medium with those using Muller-Kauffmann medium containing Teepol for the isolation of Salmonella sp.
abstract: A total of 308 samples of different types were examined for the presence of salmonellas by means of three different procedures. The first consisted of pre-enrichment in buffered peptone water followed by enrichment in Rappaport-Vassiliadis medium (P/RV). The second differed only in that 1% Teepol was added to the pre-enrichment medium (PT/RV). In the third, buffered peptone water with 1% Teepol was followed by enrichment in Muller-Kauffmann tetrathionate broth also containing 1% Teepol (PT/MKT). The first of these combinations (P/RV) proved superior to the others both in terms of isolation rates and in the appearance of suspicious colonies.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vassiliadis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mavromati
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Trichopoulus
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kalapothaki
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Papadakis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003470:Culture Media; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media