Charcoal Selective Medium – Composition, Principle, Preparation, Results, Uses

Charcoal Selective Medium - Composition, Principle, Preparation, Results, Uses

In 1984, Bolton et al. Bolton et al. (1984) suggested that charcoal could be used to replace blood in a medium for the isolation of Campylobacter species. Endtz et al. Later, it was confirmed that Campylobacter isolates at a higher rate when using charcoal selective media.