Xylose Lysine Desoxycholate Agar(XLD Agar)( Pharmacopoeia)

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Xylose Lysine Desoxycholate Agar (XLD Agar) is a selective growth medium used in microbiology to isolate and differentiate enteric pathogens such as Salmonella and Shigella species. It contains xylose as a fermentable carbohydrate, lysine and deoxycholate as inhibitors, and indicators for detecting hydrogen sulfide production.