STREP SELECTIVE AGR 10PK

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Isolate and cultivate Streptococcus pyogenes from throat cultures and upper respiratory specimens with Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ Strep Selective Agar prepared plates with RNA, maltose, neomycin, polymyxin B.  The medium is based on the formulation of Roantree, Rantz and Haines¹.  The addition of ribonucleic acid and maltose increases the production of the streptolysin S, the active substance causing hemolysis on blood agar. Neomycin and polymyxin B are selective agents which facilitate isolation of S. pyogenes by suppressing commensal microbial flora found in the oropharynx.

 Streptococcus pyogenes is an important human pathogen that causes a wide variety of acute infections, such as soft tissue infections and pharyngitis; severe life-threatening infections, such as streptococcal toxic shock syndrome; and devastating post-infectious sequelae, such as rheumatic fever and glomerulonephritis.

Use Strep Selective Agar with RNA, maltose, neomycin, polymyxin B for the primary isolation of Streptococcus pyogenes from throat cultures and upper respiratory specimens.

• Selective: selective agents neomycin and polymyxin B suppress commensal microbial flora, including coliforms, staphylococci, Micrococcus, Haemophilus, and Neisseria
• Ready-to-use: the convenience of prepared media.

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