Culture medium for detecting bacteria of listeria genus
OwnerAlain Rambachinventor
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Abstract
The invention concerns a culture medium for isolating bacteria of Listeria genus, in particular L. monocytogenes, characterized in that it comprises in a Listeria culture medium, at least a specific agent for identifying γ-mannosidase for use in solid medium.
Claims6
A culture medium for detecting Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocvtogenes) and for discriminating it from Listeria ivanovii (L. ivanovii) and for discriminating both L. monocytogenes and L. ivanovii from other Listeria bacteria, comprising, in a solid Listeria culture medium, at least one chromogenic agent wherein the chromogenic agent is an α-mannosidase substrate capable of releasing a precipitable chromophore and further comprising methyl-α-mannoside.
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