Bacteria | Recommended media condition* | Special conditions |
---|---|---|
*Media listed are commercially available. | ||
Staphylococcus aureus | Mannitol salt agar | |
Columbia/colistin-nalidixic acid agar | ||
Haemophilus influenzae | Horse blood or chocolate agar (may be supplemented with 300 μg/ml bacitracin) | Incubate anaerobically |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | MacConkey agar | |
Burkholderia cepacia complex | BCSA OFPBL agar PC agar | Enhanced detection of slow-growing colonies by incubation up to 4 days |
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | MacConkey agar VIA agar | DNase agar used for confirmation |
Achromobacter xylosoxidans | MacConkey agar |