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-: (A) Cary Blair medium, (B) V R medium, (C) Selenite, (D) Thioglycolate medium
Answer is C. Outbreak of food born salmonella gastroenteritis
For the stool culture, 1st it has to be processed in an enrichment medium followed by streaking in a selective media.
Enrichment medium for Salmonella: Tetrathionate broth, Selenite F broth, Gram-negative broth