MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR CULTIVATION AND SELECTIVE ISOLATION OF ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE BACTERIUM

摘要

The present invention relates to a specific solid culture medium for culturing and selective isolation of a Enterococcus hirae bacterium consisting of nutrients other than sugars of a basal culture medium for the culture of enterococci devoid of esculin, including inhibitors of bacteria. Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria other than enterococci and preferably at least one antifungal compound characterized in that it comprises: - as the sole sugar of mannitol, and - as the only dye, a colored indicator which changes color at a lower pH at the pH of said specific culture medium corresponding to the acidification of said specific culture medium resulting from the consumption of mannitol.