Sample preparation/dilution	Non selective/selective enrichment	Isolation, identification and/or enumeration	Confirmation
Aerobic Bacteria	Peptone water (buffered); acc. to ISO 6579		CASO agar Plate count agar Standard I nutrient agar Tryptic soy agar	Catalase
Anaerobic Bacteria	Peptone water (buffered); acc. to ISO 6579		Anaerobic agar acc. to BREWER Reinforced clostridial agar (RCM) TSC agar	Catalase
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 Orange-serum agar
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	Bacillus Cereus Selective supplement DCA agar acc. to Weenk et al. Reinforced clostridial agar (RCM) SPS agar TSC agar
Fungi (heat resistance)	Peptone water (buffered); acc. to ISO 6579		Potato dextrose agar SABOURAUD 4% dextrose agar YGC agar Yeast extract agar
Lactic Acid Bacteria	Peptone water (buffered); acc. to ISO 6579	MRS broth	APT agar MRS agar	Catalase
Listeria	Foodproof® ShortPrep II Kit Peptone water (buffered); acc. to ISO 6579	Brain heart broth Buffered Listeria Enrichment Broth (base) acc. to FDA/BAM 1995 FRASER Listeria Selective Enrichment Broth (base) L-PALCAM-Listeria selective enrichment broth (Base) acc. to van Netten et al. Listeria Enrichment Broth (LEB) acc. to FDA/IDF-FIL Listeria selective enrichment supplement FDA-BAM 1995 / IDF-FIL Listeria-Enrichment-Broth (Base) acc. to FDA/IDF-FIL PALCAM Listeria Selective-Supplement acc. to van Netten et al. UVM II supplement UVM-Listeria selective enrichment broth modified	ChromoCult® Listeria Agar Enrichment-Supplement ChromoCult® Listeria Agar Selective-Supplement Foodproof® Listeria Genus Detection Kit, 5'Nuclease Foodproof® Listeria Genus Detection Kit, Hybridization Probes (LC 1.x, 2.0) Foodproof® Listeria monocytogenes Detection Kit, 5'Nuclease Foodproof® Listeria monocytogenes Detection Kit, Hybridization Probes (LC 1.x, 2.0) Listeria Selective Agar Base acc. OTTAVIANI and AGOSTI (ISO 11290) Oxford-Listeria-Selective-Agar (Base) Oxford-Listeria-selective supplement PALCAM Listeria Selective-Supplement acc. to van Netten et al. PALCAM Listeria-Selective agar (Base) Singlepath® L'mono	Blood agar (base) no. 2 Singlepath® L'mono Trypton Soya Yeast extract Agar for detection of Listeria according ISO 11290
Salmonella	Lactose broth Peptone water (buffered); acc. to ISO 6579	Lactose broth M broth MSRV Medium (Base) MSRV Selective supplement Muller-Kauffmann Tetrathionate Novobiocine enrichment broth acc. to ISO Peptone water (buffered); acc. to ISO 6579 Salmonella enrichment broth acc. to RAPPAPORT and VASSILIADIS (RVS broth) Salmosyst® Broth base Selective supplement tablets Selenite cystine enrichment broth Tryptic Soy Broth	BPLS agar modified BPLS agar Bismuth sulfite agar acc. to WILSON-BLAIR Hektoen enteric agar MSRV Medium (Base) MSRV Selective supplement RAMBACH® agar SS agar Singlepath® Salmonella Urea agar (base) acc. to CHRISTENSEN XLD agar XLT4 Agar Supplement XLT4 agar (Base)
Staphylococcus	Peptone water (buffered); acc. to ISO 6579	Egg yolk tellurite emulsion GIOLITTI-CANTONI-broth Staphylococcus enrichment broth (base) acc. to BAIRD Tryptic Soy Broth	BAIRD-PARKER agar Egg yolk tellurite emulsion Phenol-red broth (base) Tryptic soy agar	Bactident® Coagulase Catalase