It was reported by Nakanishi (1963) that a new selective plating medium consisting of ox bile, -thiosulphate, citrate, lactose, sucrose and skim milk is suitable for the selective isolation of both cholera vibrio and pathogenic halophilic bacteria (
Vibrio parahaemolyticus).
This composition was modified by the authors as follows and named TCBS agar medium peptone 10 g/l, yeast extract 5 g/l, Na. citrate 10 g/l, Na. thiosulphate 10 g/l, NaCl 10 g/l, Fe. citrate 1 g/l, ox bile (powder) 5 g/l, Na. cholate 3 g/l, sucrose 10 g/l, agar 15 g/l, B. T. B (0.2 % aqueous sol.) 20 ml/l, thymol blue (0.2 % aqueous sol.) 20 ml/l ; pH 8.6.
After 24 hours incubation on this medium, freshly isolated strains of cholera vibrio and sucrose fermenting strains of
Vibrio parahaemolyticusproduce large, smooth and yellow-coloured colonies, and sucrose-non-fermenting strains blue colonies.
Gram positive bacteria, proteus and coli-group are strongly inhibited. Some strains of proteus can grow on this medium, but the colonies are so small and colorless that they are easily distinguishable.
抄録全体を表示