GIOLITTI-CANTONI BROTH BASE (ISO)

Giolitti and Cantoni described a broth medium with added potassium tellurite and a test procedure for enriching small numbers of Staphylococci in foods. Mossel et al. recommended Giolitti-Cantoni Broth for detecting Staphylococcus aureus in dried milk and other infant foods where the organism should be absent from 1 g of test material. It is also recommended by the International Organization for Standardization and American Public Health Association recommend using Giolitti – Cantoni Broth in an MPN procedure for detecting S. aureus. The composition & performance criteria of this medium are as per the specifications laid down in ISO 6888-3:2003.

for selective enrichment of Staphylococcus aureus from foods