Medica 2008 will see the international launch of a range of media for Cronobacter sakazakii isolation and identification from microbiology culture media specialist Lab M.
Formerly known as Enterobacter sakazakii, this largely environmental organism has been associated with serious infections in newborns fed on formula milk.
Lab M's range of media, which includes broth and chromogenics, is designed to meet the various testing regimes of different laboratories, providing a 'one-stop sakazakii shop'.
Harlequin Cronobacter sakazakii isolation medium (ISO) is a chromogenic medium that uses the formulation currently recommended as part of the isolation protocol under ISO/TS 22964:2006(E) for C.sakazakii from milk, infant formula and other milk products.
CSEB, Cronobacter sakazakii Enrichment Broth (ISO), is the secondary enrichment broth currently recommended in the isolation protocol under ISO/TS 22964:2006(E) for the isolation of C.sakazakii from milk and milk products.
Harlequin CSA-DFI, Cronobacter sakazakii Agar - DFI formulation, is based on the formulation described by Druggan, Forsythe and Iversen.
It provides an alternative chromogenic medium for Cronobacter sakazakii isolation and identification.
