Journal article
Sorbitol-MacConkey medium for detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 associated with hemorrhagic colitis
Abstract
Escherichia coli serotype O157:H7 is a recently recognized human pathogen associated with hemorrhagic colitis. Unlike most E. coli strains, E. coli O157:H7 does not ferment sorbitol. Therefore, the efficacy of MacConkey agar containing sorbitol (SMAC medium) instead of lactose as a differential medium for the detection of E. coli O157:H7 in stool cultures was determined in comparison with MacConkey agar. The relative frequency of …
Authors
March SB; Ratnam S
Journal
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Vol. 23, No. 5, pp. 869–872
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Publication Date
May 1986
DOI
10.1128/jcm.23.5.869-872.1986
ISSN
0095-1137