Cellobiose Arginine Lysine HiVeg™ Agar (CAL HiVeg™ Agar)

Cellobiose Arginine Lysine HiVeg™ Agar (CAL HiVeg™ Agar) is used for isolation and biochemical characterization of Yersinia enterocolitica. This medium is a differential medium as it differentiates Yersinia on the basis of cellobiose fermentation and lysine or arginine decarboxylation. CAL Agar is generally used for the isolation and characterization of Y.enterocolitica from faecal specimens as the organism is biochemically similar to other Enterobacteriaceae. CAL Broth is used for the enumeration of Y.enterocolitica from water and other liquid specimens. This medium is prepared by replacing animal peptones with vegetable defined peptones to avoid BSE/TSE/GMO risk.