This is in contrast to Streptococcus species, whose growth is selected against by this high salt agar (plate ... of the media will cause the pH indicator, phenol red, to turn yellow. Staphylococcus ...

For S. aureus, the medium used is suffused with blood and lactose. Also commonly used is the mannitol salt agar, which is a selective medium with 7–9% salt or sodium chloride that allows S.

This is in contrast to Streptococcus species, whose growth is selected against by this high salt agar (plate ... of the media will cause the pH indicator, phenol red, to turn yellow. Staphylococcus ...