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brilliant green agar

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brilliant green agar

A highly selective bacterial growth medium used to isolate Salmonella spp other than S typhi  and S paratyphi from infectious material—e.g., faecal specimens, dairy products and food. Brilliant Green with Novobiocin is recommended for testing in food for Salmonella.
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After 24 hours, the RV and Selenite broths were streaked on both XLD and Brilliant Green Agar (BGA) agars and incubated 24 hours at 37[degrees]C.
For example, in the case of Salmonellae XLD was retained and Bismuth Sulfite and Brilliant Green agars were eliminated.Validation to demonstrate that one medium was as good as three was not performed by the three pharmacopeiae.
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