Evaluation of Pseudosel agar as an aid in the identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and thirty-five other species of gramnegative bacilli was observed on 0.03% cetrimide in heart infusion agar medium and Pseudosel agar (BBL). The 0.03% cetrimide agar was more selective for growth of P. aeruginosa than was Pseudosel agar; however, certain bacteria other than P. aeruginosa also grew on the former medium. Although Pseudosel agar was not a highly selective medium for P. aeruginosa, it was preferable to technicolor agar for detection of the pyocyanin and pyorubin pigments produced by P. aeruginosa.
D000362:Agar; D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001965:Bromides; D003470:Culture Media; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D010860:Pigments, Biological / Q000096:biosynthesis; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
D001965:Bromides; D003470:Culture Media; D010860:Pigments, Biological; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; D000362:Agar