Outbreak of food poisoning caused by lactose-fermenting Salmonella tuebingen.
An outbreak of food poisoning occurred in a cafeteria and involved 102 student nurses. A lactose-fermenting strain of Salmonella tuebingen was isolated. The source was traced to the chicken consumed. Production of H2S was not evident on triple sugar iron but was detected on lysine iron agar. Therefore, the present report emphasizes the importance of bismuth sulfite agar and lysine iron agar for routine use in the isolation of salmonellae from stool.
D003470:Culture Media; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005285:Fermentation; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007785:Lactose / Q000378:metabolism; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*
D003470:Culture Media; D007785:Lactose