A selective fluid medium used to detect GBS in specimens from prenatal women.
A liquid medium formulated according to the recommendation of the MMWR of May 31, 1996, describing a procedure to be followed for the collection and processing of clinical specimens for the recovery of Lancefiekd’s Group B Streptococci (GBS or Strep.agalactiae) from prenatal women1.
Todd-Hewitt broth is enriched by the addition of yeast extract and the medium is rendered selective by the addition of gentamicin and nalidixic acid.
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Filter sterilised liquid supplements ready for incorporation into appropriate culture media for the selective isolation and provisional identification of staphylococci and some other organisms from foods and clinical material.
For the primary isolation and cultivation of dermatophytes.
As natural water often contains low nutrient levels, many bacteria grow best on media with low nutrient levels.
