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'''Cetrimide agar''' is a type of [[agar]] used for the selective isolation of the [[gram-negative]] bacteria, ''[[Pseudomonas aeruginosa]]''. <ref>http://www.bd.com/ds/technicalCenter/inserts/Cetrimide_Agar_Base.pdf "Cetrimide Agar Base • Pseudosel Agar". Accessed [[May 3]], [[2008]].</ref> As the name suggests, it contains [[cetrimide]], which is the selective agent against alternate microbial flora. <ref>http://www.chromocult.info/tedisdata/prods/4984-1_05284_0500.html "Pseudomonas Selective Agar, Base (Cetrimide Agar)". Accessed [[May 3]], [[2008]].</ref> Cetrimide also inhances the production of ''Pseudomonas'' pigments such as pyocyanin and [[fluorescein]], which show a characteristic blue-green and yellow-green colour, respectively. <ref>http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/etc/medialib/docs/Fluka/Datasheet/14521dat.pdf?cm_mmc=social-_-Wikipedia-_-Link-_-CetrimideAgar "14521 Cetrimide Agar Plates". Accessed [[May 3]], [[2008]].</ref> <ref>http://www.condalab.com/pdf/1102.pdf "Cetrimide Agar Base". Accessed [[May 3]], [[2008]].</ref>
'''Cetrimide agar''' is a type of [[agar]] used for the selective isolation of the [[gram-negative]] bacteria, ''[[Pseudomonas aeruginosa]]''. <ref>http://www.bd.com/ds/technicalCenter/inserts/Cetrimide_Agar_Base.pdf "Cetrimide Agar Base • Pseudosel Agar". Accessed [[May 3]], [[2008]].</ref> As the name suggests, it contains [[cetrimide]], which is the selective agent against alternate microbial flora. <ref>http://www.chromocult.info/tedisdata/prods/4984-1_05284_0500.html "Pseudomonas Selective Agar, Base (Cetrimide Agar)". Accessed [[May 3]], [[2008]].</ref> Cetrimide also inhances the production of ''Pseudomonas'' pigments such as pyocyanin and [[fluorescein]], which show a characteristic blue-green and yellow-green colour, respectively. <ref>http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/etc/medialib/docs/Fluka/Datasheet/14521dat.pdf "14521 Cetrimide Agar Plates". Accessed [[May 3]], [[2008]].</ref> <ref>http://www.condalab.com/pdf/1102.pdf "Cetrimide Agar Base". Accessed [[May 3]], [[2008]].</ref>


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Cetrimide agar is widely used in

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Cetrimide agar is a type of agar used for the selective isolation of the gram-negative bacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa. [1] As the name suggests, it contains cetrimide, which is the selective agent against alternate microbial flora. [2] Cetrimide also inhances the production of Pseudomonas pigments such as pyocyanin and fluorescein, which show a characteristic blue-green and yellow-green colour, respectively. [3] [4]

Cetrimide agar is widely used in the examination of cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and clinical specimens to test for the presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. [5]

References

  1. ^ http://www.bd.com/ds/technicalCenter/inserts/Cetrimide_Agar_Base.pdf "Cetrimide Agar Base • Pseudosel Agar". Accessed May 3, 2008.
  2. ^ http://www.chromocult.info/tedisdata/prods/4984-1_05284_0500.html "Pseudomonas Selective Agar, Base (Cetrimide Agar)". Accessed May 3, 2008.
  3. ^ http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/etc/medialib/docs/Fluka/Datasheet/14521dat.pdf "14521 Cetrimide Agar Plates". Accessed May 3, 2008.
  4. ^ http://www.condalab.com/pdf/1102.pdf "Cetrimide Agar Base". Accessed May 3, 2008.
  5. ^ http://www.bd.com/ds/technicalCenter/inserts/Cetrimide_Agar_Base.pdf "Cetrimide Agar Base • Pseudosel Agar". Accessed May 3, 2008.