Chromogenic coliform agar (CCA): Principles, Composition, Preparation and Uses

Chromogenic coliform agar

Chromogenic coliform agar (CCA) is a selective and differential culture medium used for the Detection and Enumeration of Escherichia Coli and other coliform bacteria in water and other samples of low bacterial Background flora. The medium is designed to differentiate between coliform and non-coliform bacteria by their ability to produce specific enzymes that cleave the … Read more