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Three malachite green dyes, Merck's concentrated for microscopy and bacteriology (old), Merck's malachite green oxalate (oxal), and Difco's malachite green, were used for preparation of 3 batches of Rappaport's medium. These media were tested for growth of 40 Salmonella serotypes and for inhibition of competing organisms. All Rappaport's media behaved similarly and supported excellent growth of 38 serotypes. When Salmonella cultures were diluted in fecal-saline suspensions and inoculated in all Rappaport media the competing organisms in these suspensions were efficiently inhibited. However, the inhibition of competing organisms was less efficient when Rappaport's media were inoculated with preenrichment cultures of 20 samples of minced meat in buffered peptone water. In this respect, Difco's malachite green was clearly inferior to the other two dyes. It is concluded that Merck's malachite green oxalate is as efficient as the old dye of the same brand which is no longer produced, and can replace it in the preparation of Rappaport's medium.
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Papadakis, J.A., Kalapothaki, V., Polychronopoulou, A. et al. Evaluation of different malachite green brands in the performance of rappaport's medium. European J. Appl Microbiol. 2, 135–141 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00942357
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