A selective medium for the isolation of opportunistic flavobacteria from potable water

Autor: Franzblau, Scott, Jimenez, Desmond, Sinclair, Norval
Zdroj: Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A: Toxic/Hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering; July 1985, Vol. 20 Issue: 5 p583-591, 9p
Abstrakt: A selective medium was developed for the primary isolation of opportunistic flavobacteria from potable water. A minimal-salts maltose yeast extract agar medium (MSMY) supplemented with either kanamycin (MSMY-K) or tobramycin (MSMY-T) was effective in suppressing the background microflora from most sources while allowing for the growth of Flavobacterium meningosepticum and Flavobacterium IIb. Opportunistic flavobacteria were isolated from 30% of potable well and 10% of potable distribution water samples tested using MSMY-K in a membrane filtration technique.
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