ACETATE DIFFERENTIAL AGAR, MODIFIED

Shigellosis, although commonly regarded as waterborne, is also a food borne disease majorly caused to humans. It is spread among humans by food handlers with lesser personal hygiene. Escherichia coli is widely distributed in the intestine of humans and is an important facultative anaerobe present in the colon area of a healthy individual. Acetate Differential Agar, Modified is recommended for the differentiation of Shigella species from E. coli in accordance with FDA BAM, 2017.

for the di?erentiation of Shigella species from Escherichia coli in accordance with FDA BAM