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Endo agar

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ID 728859 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain microbiology
  • a medium containing peptone, lactose, dipotassium phosphate, agar, sodium sulfite, basic fuchsin, and distilled water; originally developed for the isolation of Salmonella typhi, this medium is now most useful in the bacteriological examination of water; coliform organisms ferment the lactose, and their colonies become red and colour the surrounding medium; non-lactose-fermenting organisms produce clear, colourless colonies against the faint pink background of the medium
Endo agar
endo agar preferred
Usage examples
  • Count according to MPN (most probable number) or membrane filtration and culture on an appropriate medium such as Tergitol lactose agar, endo agar, 0•4% Teepol broth, subculturing and identification of the suspect colonies.

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