A biological environmental chamber for the culture of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Abstract

The control of gonorrhea is enhanced by the rapid and accurate detection of the causative organism through use of bacteriological culture techniques. The culture medium of Thayer and Martin is the medium of choice for cultivating Neisseria gonorrhoeae from specimens suspected of harboring this organism. The validity of culture results often depends on how the inoculated medium was handled before it arrived in the laboratory. Several procedures have been suggested for providing adequate environmental conditions for the survival and growth of the gonococcus. After examining various methods, we conclude that the method employing the Biological Environmental Chamber is an improvement over other methods. The chamber is a convenient and workable container for microbiological cultures.