Evaluation of a modified selective differential medium for the isolation of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia.
VIA medium for Stenotrophomonas maltophilia was modified by substituting meropenem (16 mg/L) for imipenem. S. maltophilia grew from 40% of drains sampled within a hospital and surrounding locations in Perth, Western Australia. The specificity of the new medium for S. maltophilia was 62%, and all contaminating bacteria were easily distinguishable by phenotypic tests and PCR.
Discipline of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Nedlands, Australia. nfoster@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Niki F
NF
Foster
Barbara J
BJ
Chang
Thomas V
TV
Riley
D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D006761:Hospitals; D020615:Stenotrophomonas maltophilia / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D003470:Culture Media