Modified Soyabean Bile Broth Base, Granulated
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Modified Soyabean Bile Broth Base, Granulated is recommended as an enrichment medium for the detection of Escherichia coli O157 : H7 from food and animal feeding stuffs. The composition and performance criteria are in accordance with ISO 16654:2001. This medium is formulated as recommended by FDA for the enrichment and isolation of E.coli O157:H7. It was subsequently accepted by ISO Committee as an enrichment medium for the detection and isolation of E.coli O157:H7 under the specification ISO/DIS 16654: 1999. Whenever low levels of E.coli O157:H7 are suspected, the food is enriched in Modified Soyabean Bile Broth and further plated on selective medium as Sorbitol MacConkey Agar (M298I) or Hemorrhagic coli (HC) Agar (M1158) for isolation and identification.
