USP	EP
Aerobic Bacteria	Tryptic soy agar Tryptic Soy Broth	Tryptic soy agar Tryptic Soy Broth
Aeromonas	Tryptic Soy Broth	Tryptic Soy Broth Sodium chloride peptone broth (buffered)
Anaerobic Bacteria	Fluid thioglycolate medium Tryptic soy agar Tryptic Soy Broth Lactose broth	Tryptic soy agar Tryptic Soy Broth Lactose broth Fluid thioglycolate medium
Bacillus		Tryptic Soy Broth Sodium chloride peptone broth (buffered)
Candida		Sodium chloride peptone broth (buffered)
Clostridia		Sodium chloride peptone broth (buffered) Reinforced clostridial medium (RCM) Columbia agar (base)
Coliforms	Tryptic Soy Broth	Tryptic Soy Broth Sodium chloride peptone broth (buffered) MacCONKEY agar
Enterobacteriaceae	MacCONKEY agar Lactose broth Triple sugar iron agar	Sodium chloride peptone broth (buffered) Lactose broth MOSSEL broth VRBD agar MacCONKEY agar Triple sugar iron agar
Escherichia coli	Tryptic Soy Broth Triple sugar iron agar MacCONKEY agar	Tryptic Soy Broth Sodium chloride peptone broth (buffered) MacCONKEY broth MacCONKEY agar Triple sugar iron agar
Pseudomonas	Tryptic Soy Broth Pseudomonas agar P (base) Pseudomonas agar F (base) Cetrimide agar	Tryptic Soy Broth Sodium chloride peptone broth (buffered) Cetrimide agar