Buffered charcoal yeast extract agar
Buffered charcoal yeast extract (BCYE) agar is a selective growth medium used to culture or grow certain bacteria, particularly the Gram-negative species Legionella pneumophila.[1]
It has also been used for the recovery of Acanthamoeba keratitis.[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.cdc.gov/legionella/files/LegionellaProcedures-508.pdf
- ↑ Penland RL, Wilhelmus KR (October 1998). "Laboratory diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis using buffered charcoal-yeast extract agar". Am. J. Ophthalmol. 126 (4): 590–2. doi:10.1016/S0002-9394(98)00125-1. PMID 9780107.
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