An anaerobic media, which contains ferric ammonium citrate and hemin, bile salts, and gentamicin, is used to isolate which group of organisms?
a. Bacteroides spp.
b. Clostridia spp.
c. Actinomyces spp.
d. Veillonella spp.
A
Bacteroides bile esculin (BBE) agar contains a trypticase soy agar base with ferric ammonium citrate and hemin; bile salts and gentamicin act as inhibitors. BBE is selective and differential for the Bacteroides fragilis group.
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