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> From: "Anson Li" <ansonli at infoserve.net>
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> Subject: Tetrathionate and Salmonella
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>> Hi everyone,
>> This is my first post in this newsgroup. I'm a student in
microbiology,
> and I've got a question regarding Tetrathionate. In my labs,
Tetrathionate
> is used to enrich Salmonella. Now, I was wondering... what ingredient
> in Tetrathionate specifically enriches Salmonella while inhibiting the
other
> enterics?
>> Thanx.
>It is just a reducing agent - helps against bugs that like their oxygen
free and easy.
Peter
UK
