C.E.M.O. Agar Base

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This medium is a selective isolation medium for Taylorella equigenitalis the causative organism of contagious equine metritis. The medium is a sugar free base with a mixture of high grade casein and soy peptones as nutrients and with L-cystine and sodium sulphite as supplements and reducing agents. The medium is made selective with the addition of amphotericin (5 mg/L) and trimethoprim (10 mg/L). Streptomycin (200 mg/L) can also be used but sensitive variants of T. equigenitalis have been described.