NUTRIENT MEDIUM FOR ISOLATION OF AMERICAN FOULBROOD EXCITER SPORES IN TESTING MATERIAL

摘要

FIELD: veterinary. ^ SUBSTANCE: claimed medium contains 18-20 of bactoagar "Difko", pH 7.2-7.4 per 1 l of casein hydrolyzate. Casein hydrolyzate contains amine nitrogen in amount of 170-180 mg %. Medium effectiveness is suggested by presence of Paenibacillys larvae var. larvae in testing material of <10 CFU up to complete surface weediness. Medium of present invention is useful in diagnosis of bee American foulbrood disease. ^ EFFECT: express method for isolation of Paenibacillys larvae spores in honey and other bee products. ^ 1 tbl, 3 ex