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#Blood Agar (BA) is the standard plate used for most samples - in most cases an additional plate is added to give more information about the identity of any organism that successfully grows.

#Blood Agar (BA) is the standard plate used for most samples - in most cases an additional plate is added to give more information about the identity of any organism that successfully grows.

#COBA is selective for [[:Category:Streptococcus species|Streptococci]] species, which are ubiquitous in some species and frequently cause opportunistic infections. Tracheal washes, joint samples, and cervical swabs and potential Strep equi cases require this medium in addition to BA.

#COBA is selective for [[:Category:Streptococcus species|Streptococci]] species, which are ubiquitous in some species and frequently cause opportunistic infections. Tracheal washes, joint samples, and cervical swabs and potential Strep equi cases require this medium in addition to BA.

#CLED with Andrade’s indicator is a useful medium when a swab is likely to grow E coli; the indicator will turn pink and the colonies will have a distinctive look and smell.

#CLED with Andrade’s indicator is a useful medium when a swab is likely to grow [[Escherichia coli|E coli]]; the indicator will turn pink and the colonies will have a distinctive look and smell.

#Sabaroud plates are selective for fungi and are useful for skin scrapes where dermatophytes are suspected - for many fungi special incubation requirements (e.g. temperature settings of 30°C for 48 hours) must be met so check the requirement based on the most likely organism to grow.

#Sabaroud plates are selective for fungi and are useful for skin scrapes where dermatophytes are suspected - for many fungi special incubation requirements (e.g. temperature settings of 30°C for 48 hours) must be met so check the requirement based on the most likely organism to grow.

#XLD and Brilliant green are used to encourage and identify Salmonella species; the colonies grow with specific characteristics on these two plates. Place your sample in Selenite broth prior to inoculating this media to reduce the number of contaminant organisms that will grow on the plate.

#XLD and Brilliant green are used to encourage and identify Salmonella species; the colonies grow with specific characteristics on these two plates. Place your sample in Selenite broth prior to inoculating this media to reduce the number of contaminant organisms that will grow on the plate.