Page's Saline is sed as a rinsing solution of membranes in water filtration for Legionella detection.It is recommended for concentration of bacteria, including Legionella organisms by membrane filtration for detection and enumeration of Legionella. This medium is also recommended by ATCC. When 1.5% Agar is added to Page's saline it is used for the isolation of Naegleria and Acanthamoeba from tissues and soil samples.
1.Water quality-Detection and enumeration of Legionella - Part 2: Direct membrane filtration method for waterswith low bacterial counts.ISO 11731-2:2004(E). 2.ATCC Medium 1323 Page's Amoeba Saline,Page, f.c.1988.A new key to freshwater and soil gymnamoebae. FreshwaterBiological Association, Ambleside. 3.Practicals & Viva in Medical Parasiotology by Sehgal-2003.