This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Microbiology
Stool specimen is transported in 
Select and explain. 
A. Cary blair medium, B. Blood agar, C. Selenite F broth, D. Compy BAP medium
A: Cary blair medium
Answer: A: Cary blair medium 
Explanation: Transport media for stool specimen are
a. Cary-Blair medium
b. Buffered glycerol saline
c. Stuart medium

 Inoculate media for routine stool culture are

a. Blood agar
b. MacConkey agar
c. Hektoen enteric HE (agar)
d. Selective media for campylobacter: Campy BAP, skirrow
e. Selenite F broth or GN Broth
f. Xylose-lysine deoxycholate agar (XLD agar)

 For specific situations, selective media are used

i. Vibrio: TCBS agar or alkaline peptone broth.
ii. Yersinia: Cefsulodin-Irgasan-Novobiocin (CIN) agar or Phosphate Buffered Saline (PBS) broth.
iii. E.coli 0157: H7 Sorbitol-MacConkey agar