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.
Laboratory of Research in Bacteriology, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
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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