title: Evaluation of Rambach agar for detection of Salmonella subspecies I to VI.
abstract: Salmonella strains belonging to subspecies I to VI were investigated for colony color when grown on Rambach agar. Most strains of Salmonella subspecies I, II, IV, and VI behaved as described. All strains of Salmonella subspecies IIIa, IIIb, and V produced beta-D-galactosidase and blue-green colonies which could not be distinguished in color from Escherichia coli and other lactose-fermenting members of the family Enterobacteriaceae.
authors.affiliation: National Reference Center of Salmonellosis, Robert Koch Institute, Wernigerode, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kühn
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wonde
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rabsch
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Reissbrodt
mesh_terms: D000362:Agar; D003116:Color; D012475:Salmonella / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013045:Species Specificity; D001616:beta-Galactosidase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000362:Agar; D001616:beta-Galactosidase