Selective medium for Pasteurella multocida and its use to detect oropharyngeal carriage in pig breeders

J Clin Microbiol. 1990 Jun;28(6):1438-40. doi: 10.1128/jcm.28.6.1438-1440.1990.

Abstract

A selective culture medium for isolation of Pasteurella multocida was prepared by incorporating 2 mg of amikacin per liter, 4 mg of vancomycin per liter, and 4 mg of amphotericin B per liter into Mueller-Hinton blood agar. Use of this medium revealed the presence of P. multocida in the oropharynges of 19 of the 49 pig breeders who were examined.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Carrier State
  • Culture Media*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Occupational Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Oropharynx / microbiology*
  • Pasteurella / growth & development
  • Pasteurella / isolation & purification*
  • Pasteurella Infections / diagnosis*
  • Pasteurella Infections / transmission
  • Swine
  • Swine Diseases / transmission*
  • Zoonoses

Substances

  • Culture Media