ENTEROCOCCUS CONFIRMATORY AGAR

Enterococcus Confirmatory Agar formulated by Sandholzer and Winter is used for the detection of Enterococci in water supplies, swimming pools, sewage etc. Enterococci are found as normal flora in the gastrointestinal tracts of humans and animals. They are becoming increasingly important agents of human diseases largely because of their resistance to antimicrobial agents to which other Streptococci are generally susceptible. The Enterococcus is a subgroup of the fecal Streptococci group that includes Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus gallinarum, and Enterococcus avium. Enterococci are differentiated from other Streptococci by their ability to grow in 6.5% sodium chloride, at pH 9.6 and at 10?C and 45?C.

for con?rmation of the presence of Enterococci in water