Growth of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis on selective media

Authors: Madie P, Wilks CR, Bosi E
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 42, Issue 1, pp 35, Feb 1994
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Livestock
Subject Terms: Animal remedies/veterinary medicines, Antibiotics, Treatment/therapy, Bacterial, Alimentary system/gastroenterology, Meat, Zoonosis, Infectious disease, Disease/defect, Public health
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: As a prelude to experiments designed to evaluate the growth of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis on frozen vacuum-packed venison, we wished to assess the sensitivity of the commonly used selective medium, Yersinia selective agar (YSA) with the added antibiotics cefsulodin, irgasan and novobiocin (CIN agar), for recovery and enumeration of this organism. It has previously been shown that the presence of the antibiotics, in media used for titrations, significantly reduced the number of viable Y. pseudotuberculosis that was recovered...

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