An antibiotic supplement recommended for the isolation of Aeromonas hydrophila from foods.
The isolation of Aeromonas hydrophila group has been extensively studied by clinical microbiologists and many media have been developed for their isolation. It was found that clinical media were not suitable because of lower recovery percentage and difficulties in distinguishing the A. hydrophila group from the background microflora.
Starch Ampicillin (SA) Agar was formulated as described by Palumbo et al., for isolation and cultivation of A. hydrophila from foods. Ampicillin has good activity against most gram-positive and many gram-negative organisms. Numerous researchers have reported the use of ampicillin as a selective agent for Aeromonas.
Composition per vial, Sufficient for 1000 mL medium:
Ampicillin 10 mg
