Medical MCQ-There has been an outbreak of food born salmonella gastroenteritis in the community and the stool samples have been received in the laboratory. Which is the enrichment medium of choice?

There has been an outbreak of food born salmonella gastroenteritis in the community and the stool samples have been received in the laboratory. Which is the enrichment medium of choice?

Cary Blair medium

VR medium

Selenite "F" medium

Thioglycollate medium

Question Category:

Microbiology

Correct Answer:

Selenite "F" medium

Description:

Selenite "F" medium is the enrichment medium of choice for Salmonella. Option 3 Selenite F- broth and Tetrathionate broth are commonly employed as Enrichment media for Salmonella. Option 1, 2 Transpo medium for Vibrio: Cary Blair medium Venkatraman-Ramakrishnan (VR) medium Alkaline salt transpo medium Autoclaved sea water. Option 4 Thioglycollate medium and RCM (Robeson's cooked meat media) broth = Anaerobic media.

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