For the isolation of pathogenic Staphylococci which give yellow colonies by fermentation of mannitol and phenol red virage. Its high sodium chloride content inhibits the growth of most other species.
For the enrichment of micro-organisms. Recommended for the enumeration of aerobic mesophilic bacteria, yeast and moulds and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus.
Allows the growth and isolation of a wide variety of yeasts and moulds. Chloramphenicol inhibits the growth of bacteria. Cycloheximide inhibits the growth of saprophytic fungi but has no effect on pathogenic fungi.
For the enrichment of micro-organisms. Recommended for the enumeration of aerobic mesophilic bacteria, yeast and moulds and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus.