![Rich Davis, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS🧫🦠 on X: "#MicroRounds Mannitol Salt Agar for S. aureus: Selective?✓6.5% salt prevents some bacteria from growing Differential?✓ Some Staph ferment mannitol, some don't Specific?❌Many GPC tolerate salt Rich Davis, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS🧫🦠 on X: "#MicroRounds Mannitol Salt Agar for S. aureus: Selective?✓6.5% salt prevents some bacteria from growing Differential?✓ Some Staph ferment mannitol, some don't Specific?❌Many GPC tolerate salt](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EgycPIoUwAAzEiX.jpg:large)
Rich Davis, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS🧫🦠 on X: "#MicroRounds Mannitol Salt Agar for S. aureus: Selective?✓6.5% salt prevents some bacteria from growing Differential?✓ Some Staph ferment mannitol, some don't Specific?❌Many GPC tolerate salt
![Rich Davis, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS🧫🦠 on X: "#MicroRounds (Day 722): Mannitol Salt Agar, an objectively pretty agar. Often used/taught to be an easy screen for S. aureus: -grows on 6.5% NaCl -ferments Rich Davis, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS🧫🦠 on X: "#MicroRounds (Day 722): Mannitol Salt Agar, an objectively pretty agar. Often used/taught to be an easy screen for S. aureus: -grows on 6.5% NaCl -ferments](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Egyb63pUwAEzpF-.jpg:large)
Rich Davis, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS🧫🦠 on X: "#MicroRounds (Day 722): Mannitol Salt Agar, an objectively pretty agar. Often used/taught to be an easy screen for S. aureus: -grows on 6.5% NaCl -ferments
![Staphylococcus Aureus Grow on Mannitol Salt Agar. Stock Photo - Image of microbes, pathogens: 250182466 Staphylococcus Aureus Grow on Mannitol Salt Agar. Stock Photo - Image of microbes, pathogens: 250182466](https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/staphylococcus-aureus-grow-mannitol-salt-agar-250182466.jpg)
Staphylococcus Aureus Grow on Mannitol Salt Agar. Stock Photo - Image of microbes, pathogens: 250182466
Microbe Notes - Mannitol Salt Agar plate. Staphylococcus aureus (left) and Staphylococcus epidermidis (right). Source: Imgrum @ Clinical_Microbiology. | Facebook
![The results of positive fermentation on Mannitol appear yellow color... | Download Scientific Diagram The results of positive fermentation on Mannitol appear yellow color... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352160418/figure/fig2/AS:1031491836473344@1622938226974/The-results-of-positive-fermentation-on-Mannitol-appear-yellow-color-and-Staphylococcus.png)
The results of positive fermentation on Mannitol appear yellow color... | Download Scientific Diagram
![Growth of S. aureus on mannitol salt agar (yellow colonies after 24... | Download Scientific Diagram Growth of S. aureus on mannitol salt agar (yellow colonies after 24... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339621598/figure/fig1/AS:1084254045908993@1635517717627/Growth-of-S-aureus-on-mannitol-salt-agar-yellow-colonies-after-24-hours-incubation-at.jpg)
Growth of S. aureus on mannitol salt agar (yellow colonies after 24... | Download Scientific Diagram
![Rich Davis, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS🧫🦠 on X: "#MicroRounds (Day 627): Mannitol salt agar: high (7.5%) salt content inhibit most non-Staphylococcus spp & mannitol fermentation (yellowing) *should* indicate S. aureus. In these CF Rich Davis, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS🧫🦠 on X: "#MicroRounds (Day 627): Mannitol salt agar: high (7.5%) salt content inhibit most non-Staphylococcus spp & mannitol fermentation (yellowing) *should* indicate S. aureus. In these CF](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERzQZlmVUAEqnby.jpg:large)