A new selective enrichment procedure for isolating Pasteurella multocida from avian and environmental samples

A selective enrichment procedure, using two new selective media, was developed to isolate Pasteurella multocida from wild birds and environmental samples. These media were developed by testing 15 selective agents with six isolates of P. multocida from wild avian origin and seven other bacteria repre...

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Veröffentlicht in:Avian diseases 1994-04, Vol.38 (2), p.317-324
Hauptverfasser: Moore, M.K, Cicnjak-Chubbs, L, Gates, R.J
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A selective enrichment procedure, using two new selective media, was developed to isolate Pasteurella multocida from wild birds and environmental samples. These media were developed by testing 15 selective agents with six isolates of P. multocida from wild avian origin and seven other bacteria representing genera frequently found in environmental and avian samples. The resulting media--Pasteurella multocida selective enrichment broth and Pasteurella multocida selective agar--consisted of a blood agar medium at pH 10 containing gentamicin, potassium tellurite, and amphotericin B. Media were tested to determine: 1) selectivity when attempting isolation from pond water and avian carcasses, 2) sensitivity for detection of low numbers of P. multocida from pure and mixed cultures, 3) host range specificity of the media, and 4) performance compared with standard blood agar. With the new selective enrichment procedure, P. multocida was isolated from inoculated (60 organisms/ml) pond water 84% of the time, whereas when standard blood agar was used, the recovery rate was 0%
ISSN:0005-2086
1938-4351
DOI:10.2307/1591956