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) VR medium, (C) Selenite "F" medium, (D) Thioglycollate medium
Answer is C. 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.