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Endo agar [1 record]

Record 1 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Wastewater Treatment
  • Bacterial Diseases
  • Food Safety
OBS

A medium containing peptone, lactose, dipotassium phosphate, agar, sodium sulfite, basic fuchsin, and distilled water. Originally developed for the isolation of Salmonella typhi, this medium is now most useful in the bacteriologic examination of water. Coliform organisms [namely Escherichia coli] ferment the lactose and their colonies become red and stain the surrounding medium [whereas] non-lactose-fermenting organisms [namely Salmonella sp.] produce clear, colorless colonies against the faint pink background of the medium.

OBS

Endo agar (also called Endo's medium) is a microbiological growth medium with a faint pink colour. ... now used mostly as a coliform medium. Most gram-negative organisms grow well in this medium, while growth of gram-positive organisms is inhibited. ...

OBS

A selective medium for the differentiation of lactose fermenting and lactose non-fermenting intestinal organisms according to Endo (1904). A standard method for the examination of drinking water and wastewater, dairy products and foodstuffs.

OBS

Endo agar; Endo's medium; Endo medium; Endo fuchsin agar: named after a Japanese bacteriologist, Shigeru Endo (1869-1937).

Key term(s)
  • Endo-type medium
  • Endo's fuchsin agar

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Traitement des eaux usées
  • Maladies bactériennes
  • Salubrité alimentaire
CONT

Mode d'emploi – Milieux en boîtes de Petri – Prêts à l'emploi : La BD Endo Agar (gélose Endo) est un milieu différentiel légèrement sélectif servant à l’isolement et à la différenciation des Enterobacteriaceae et de plusieurs autres bâtonnets Gram négatifs provenant d’échantillons cliniques. [BD : nom d'un fabricant.]

OBS

Endo est le nom d'un milieu de culture utilisé en bactériologie pour l'isolement et l'identification des bactéries.

OBS

La couleur rose du milieu Endo est due à la fuchsine basique.

OBS

gélose Endo; milieu Endo : nommés d'après le bactériologue japonais Shigeru Endo (1869-1937).

PHR

Culture bactérienne sur gélose Endo, en milieu Endo.

Spanish

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