Indicator medium for isolation of Campylobacter pylori.
The use of a new indicator culture medium, Belo Horizonte medium, is proposed for better colony recognition and a presumptive identification of Campylobacter pylori. This medium, containing brain heart infusion sheep blood agar, was supplemented with 40 mg of 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride per liter in addition to vancomycin, nalidixic acid, and amphotericin B. On Belo Horizonte medium, Campylobacter pylori present unique golden colonies.
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Laboratory of Research in Bacteriology, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
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Rocha
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D001706:Biopsy; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003470:Culture Media; D004386:Duodenum / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D011706:Pyloric Antrum / Q000382:microbiology; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts
D003470:Culture Media; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts