VOGEL JOHNSON AGAR MEDIUM (as per IP)

Vogel-Johnson Agar Medium is prepared according to the formula of Vogel and Johnson and. Originally it was developed by Zebovitz as a Tellurite Glycine Agar, a selective medium for the detection of coagulase positive Staphylococci. This medium is used to detect Staphylococcus in pharmaceutical and cosmetics products. Staphylococcus in prevalent pathogen in food borne poisoning due to its enterotoxin production. It is commensal found on skin and scalp of human body.

for selective isolation of coagulase positive mannitol fermenting S.aureus from foods & clinical samples