Mechnikov Research Institute of Vaccines and Sera, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Moscow, Russia
Growth medium for isolation of N.meningitidis, which do not require addition of serum and based on previously developed medium for cultivation of bacteria from Haemophilus genus (without growth factors V and X) was con-structed. Selective properties of the medium in relation to meningococci were determined by addition of vancomy-cin and colistin – antibacterial supplement inhibiting growth of nonpathogenic Neisseria and outside microflora. Developed medium was successfully approved during examination of children for nasopharyngeal carriage of meningococci.
Zh. Mikrobiol. (Moscow), 2008, No. 1, P. 69—71