GELATIN PHOSPHATE SALT AGAR (GPS AGAR)

Vibrio cholerae is a non-halophilic Vibrio, which cannot grow in media with a concentration of sodium chloride greater than 5-6% and is able to grow in media lacking NaCl. Human disease is associated with ingestion of contaminated water or food. V.cholerae is the etiological agent of a secretory diarrhea spread by the faecal-oral route. The most critical virulence factor of V. cholerae is CT, which is responsible for the main symptom of the cholera disease. Gelatin Phosphate Salt Agar is a non-selective medium formulated as per APHA and used for plating enrichment cultures of V. cholerae obtained from seafoods or vegetables.

for cultivation and characterization of Vibrio cholerae from foods

Vibrio cholerae

Food & Beverages

500 gm