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Aeromonas spp occur widely in soil and water, where they cause diseases in fish and amphibians. They also occur in untreated and chlorinated drinking water, raw foods and raw milk.^2,3It is considered that the major cause of gastrointestinal infections by Aeromonas spp^3,4 is from ingesting infected water.^4,5Aeromonas Medium Base has been developed to improve the enumeration and isolation of Aeromonas spp from clinical and environmental specimens.
• Specified by the MAFF/DHS Steering Group on the Microbiological Safety of Food for detection and enumeration ofAeromonas hydrophilain clinical specimens^7.
• Superior performance over other formulae for detection ofAeromonasin tap water, bottled water and foods including meat, poultry, fish and seafoods^8,9,10To improve the performance of the medium in the isolation of aeromonads, the addition of ampicillin at 5mg/L is recommended. The effectiveness of ampicillin as a selective agent for Aeromonas spp has been reported by several workers^11,12,13,14,15. The value of Aeromonas Medium Base (Ryan) is that the recommended level of ampicillin is well below that which can cause inhibition of some strains of aeromonad^16.Not all products are available for sale in all territories. Please inquire.Remel™ and Oxoid™ products are now part of the Thermo Scientific brand
