Evaluation of a modified selective differential medium for the isolation of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

Niki F Foster; Barbara J Chang; Thomas V Riley

doi:10.1016/j.mimet.2008.05.003

Evaluation of a modified selective differential medium for the isolation of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

J Microbiol Methods. 2008 Sep;75(1):153-5. doi: 10.1016/j.mimet.2008.05.003. Epub 2008 May 13.

Authors

Niki F Foster¹, Barbara J Chang, Thomas V Riley

Affiliation

¹ 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

PMID: 18558447
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2008.05.003

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Culture Media / chemistry*
Environmental Microbiology*
Hospitals
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia / growth & development*
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia / isolation & purification*

Substances

Culture Media