Improved KCN medium

Appl Microbiol. 1974 Jan;27(1):262-3. doi: 10.1128/am.27.1.262-263.1974.

Abstract

A semisolid tetrazolium salt agar medium developed for testing sensitivity to KCN is easier to interpret, has a longer storage life, and is less critical in the size of inoculum than is Moeller KCN broth medium.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Agar
  • Bacteriological Techniques
  • Culture Media*
  • Cyanides / pharmacology*
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial
  • Enterobacteriaceae / classification
  • Enterobacteriaceae / drug effects
  • Enterobacteriaceae / growth & development
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • Potassium
  • Tetrazolium Salts

Substances

  • Culture Media
  • Cyanides
  • Tetrazolium Salts
  • Agar
  • Potassium