Evaluation of BMPA, MWY, GVPC and BCYE media for the isolation of Legionella species from respiratory samples

Abstract

Culture media performance is a critical factor in the isolation of Legionellae from respiratory samples. We showed that BMPA and MWY media yielded significantly higher isolation rates than GVPC and BCYE media in regard to performance with samples that harbored low Legionella inocula and high contamination levels.