RAPPAPORT VASSILIADIS SOYABEAN MEAL BROTH (ISO 6579-1:2017)

Rappaport Vassiliadis Soyabean Meal Broth (RVSM) is as per the specification laid down in ISO 6579:2002 for the selective enrichment medium for isolation of Salmonella. Rappaport Vassiliadis Soyabean Meal Broth (RVSM) is modification of the Rappaport Vassiliadis Enrichment Broth, revised by van Schothorst. Van Schothorst modified the original formula by addition of dipotassium hydrogen phosphate to buffer the medium and addition of magnesium chloride to enhance the reliability of enrichment broth. Peterz et al have also emphasized the importance of the concentration of magnesium chloride in the final medium.

recommended as selective enrichment mediam for the isolation of Salmonella species