Sample preparation/dilution	Non selective/selective enrichment	Isolation, identification and/or enumeration	Confirmation
Aerobic Bacteria	Peptone water (buffered); acc. to ISO 6579		APT agar CASO agar CASO agar China-blue lactose agar Count agar sugar free FIL-IDF Plate count agar Plate count skim milk agar Standard I nutrient agar TGE agar Tryptic soy agar
Anaerobic Bacteria	Peptone water (buffered); acc. to ISO 6579		Reinforced clostridial agar (RCM) SPS agar TSC agar
Bacillus	Peptone water (buffered); acc. to ISO 6579	Bacillus Cereus Selective supplement Caseinhydrolysate Glucose Yeast extract Broth (Base) Tryptic Soy Broth	Bacillus Cereus Selective supplement Cereus selective agar base acc. to MOSSEL (≙ MYP agar) Dextrose casein-peptone agar Duopath® Cereus Enterotoxins
Bifidobacteria	RINGER tablets		MUP Selective Supplement TOS-Propionate Agar (Base)
Camphylobacter	Peptone water (buffered); acc. to ISO 6579	Bolton Broth Selective Supplement acc. to ISO 10272-1 Bolton Selective Enrichment Broth (Base)	CCDA Selective Supplement Campylobacter Blood-Free Selective Agar Base (modified CCDA) Campylobacter Selective Supplement Singlepath® Campylobacter
Clostridia	Peptone water (buffered); acc. to ISO 6579	Bacillus Cereus Selective supplement Bryant Burkey broth with Resazurin and Lactate Differential reinforced clostridial broth (DRCM) Reinforced clostridial medium (RCM) Tryptic Soy Broth	Differential reinforced clostridial broth (DRCM) Reinforced clostridial agar (RCM) Reinforced clostridial medium (RCM) SPS agar TSC agar
Coliforms, E. coli 0157 E. coli	Peptone water (buffered); acc. to ISO 6579	BRILA broth BRILA broth CAYE Broth Supplement CAYE Broth modified acc. to EVANS EC broth LMX broth modified acc. to MANAFI and OSSMER Lauryl sulfate broth Lauryl sulfate broth mEC-broth with Novobiocin mTSB-Broth with Novobiocin	CT-Supplement China-blue lactose agar Coliform Agar ES (Enhanced Selectivity) Coliform Agar Coliform Agar ECD agar ENDO agar MacCONKEY agar SMAC agar base VRB Agar VRB agar
Enterobacter	Peptone water (buffered); acc. to ISO 6579		Enterobacter Sakazakii Agar
Enterobacteriaceae		MOSSEL broth	China-blue lactose agar MacCONKEY agar Triple sugar iron agar VRBD agar
Enterococcus	Peptone water (buffered); acc. to ISO 6579		Bile Aesculin Azide Agar, acc. to ISO 7899-2 Enterococci broth Enterococci-Agar KF streptococcus agar (base) Kanamycin esculin azide agar