Campylobacter Selective Supplement

Campylobacter Supplement SKIRROW

Cat. No. 1.02249.0001
(Package with 16 vials)

Additive for the preparation of Campylobacter Selective Agar (EMD Cat. No. 1.02248.0500) acc. to SKIRROW (1977).

Mode of Action	Experimental Procedure and Evaluation
Typical Composition (g/liter)	Literature

Mode of Action
Campylobacter Selective Supplement is a mixture of three different lyophilized antibiotics. It supresses the growth of fecal accompanying bacteria during the culture of Campylobacter strains.

Composition (per vial)
Vancomycin 2.0 mg; polymyxin 50.0 µg; trimethoprim 1.0 mg.

Experimental Procedure
The lyophilisate is dissolved in the original vials by adding sterile, destilled water (ca. 2 ml).
In the preparation of Campylobacter Selective Agar, the dissolved contents of one vial is evenly mixed into 200 ml of sterile, still liquid medium cooled to about 45-50°C.

Literature

SKIRROW, M.B.: Campylobacter enteritis: a "new" disease. - Brit. Med. J., 6078; 9-11 (1977).