A note on a selective agar medium for the enumeration of Flavobacterium species in water.
A selective nutrient agar medium containing kanamycin at 50 micrograms/ml was developed for the isolation and enumeration of yellow-pigmented colonies from the River Sowe, Coventry. Such organisms were shown to be members of the heterogeneous genus Flavobacterium. Typically, yellow pigmented colonies constituted less than 10% of the colonies on nutrient agar alone but up to 70% on nutrient agar plus kanamycin. This medium is a useful addition to the range of media available for the isolation and further ecological study of particular species of this important group of micro-organisms.
D000362:Agar; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000494:pharmacology; D003470:Culture Media; D005417:Flavobacterium / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007612:Kanamycin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009268:Nalidixic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D012722:Sewage; D013307:Streptomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000494:pharmacology; D014871:Water Microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003470:Culture Media; D012722:Sewage; D009268:Nalidixic Acid; D007612:Kanamycin; D002701:Chloramphenicol; D000667:Ampicillin; D000362:Agar; D013752:Tetracycline; D013307:Streptomycin