Enrichment for Plesiomonas shigelloides from stools

J Clin Microbiol. 1988 Apr;26(4):789-90. doi: 10.1128/jcm.26.4.789-790.1988.

Abstract

Bile peptone broth and alkaline peptone water (pH 8.5) were examined as enrichment media for the isolation of Plesiomonas shigelloides from stools, with salmonella-shigella agar as the isolation medium. After 423 parallel examinations in two different experiments, bile peptone broth enrichment for 24 h was observed to be six times more effective (P less than 0.01) than direct plating alone on salmonella-shigella agar. Bile peptone broth was found to be twice as effective as alkaline peptone water for the recovery of P. shigelloides from stools.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Culture Media
  • Feces / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Vibrionaceae / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Culture Media