Selective isolation of Yersinia pestis from plague-infected fleas

J Microbiol Methods. 2010 Jul;82(1):95-7. doi: 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.03.019. Epub 2010 Apr 10.

Abstract

We evaluated Yersinia CIN agar for the isolation of Yersinia pestis from infected fleas. CIN media is effective for the differentiation of Y. pestis from flea commensal flora and is sufficiently inhibitory to other bacteria that typically outcompete Y. pestis after 48 h of growth using less selective media.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Culture Media / metabolism
  • Insect Vectors / microbiology
  • Plague / microbiology*
  • Siphonaptera / microbiology*
  • Yersinia pestis / growth & development
  • Yersinia pestis / isolation & purification*
  • Yersinia pestis / metabolism

Substances

  • Culture Media