Sample preparation/dilution	Non selective/selective enrichment	Isolation, identification and/or enumeration	Confirmation
Aerobic Bacteria	Peptone water (buffered); acc. to ISO 6579		APT 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		China-blue lactose agar Reinforced clostridial agar (RCM) TSC agar
Antibiotic resedius	Peptone water (buffered); acc. to ISO 6579		Antibiotic agar no. 1 Bacillus subtilis (BGA) spore suspension Geobacillus stearothermophilus Spore Suspension Test agar pH 6.0 for the inhibitor test Test agar pH 8.0 for the inhibitor test
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 Standard I nutrient agar
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) Singlepath® Campylobacter
Clostridia	Peptone water (buffered); acc. to ISO 6579	Differential reinforced clostridial broth (DRCM) Reinforced clostridial medium (RCM)	Bacillus Cereus Selective supplement Clostridium perfringens selective supplement DCA agar acc. to Weenk et al. Differential reinforced clostridial broth (DRCM) Reinforced clostridial agar (RCM) SPS agar TSC agar TSN agar
Coliforms, 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 Duopath® Verotoxin ECD agar ENDO agar MacCONKEY agar SMAC agar base Singlepath® E.coli O157 VRB Agar
Enterobacteriaceae	Peptone water (buffered); acc. to ISO 6579	BRILA broth Lauryl sulfate broth Lauryl sulfate broth M broth MOSSEL broth	MacCONKEY agar Triple sugar iron agar VRB Agar VRBD agar
Enterococcus	Peptone water (buffered); acc. to ISO 6579	Enterococci broth	Bile Aesculin Azide Agar, acc. to ISO 7899-2 Enterococci broth Enterococci-Agar KF streptococcus agar (base) Kanamycin esculin azide agar
Lactic Acid Bacteria	Peptone water (buffered); acc. to ISO 6579	MRS broth	APT agar MRS agar ROGOSA agar