Bile esculin agar

• Culture medium primarily used to grow Enterococcus species
• Species that grow on bile esculin include:
  • Enterococcus species
  • Streptococcus bovis
  • Streptococcus urinalis
  • Lactococcus species
  • Globicatella sanguinis
  • Vagococcus species
  • Weissella confusa
• Species that have variable growth on bile esculin include:
  • Leuconostoc species
  • Streptococcus species
  • Lactobacillus species
  • Aerococcus viridans (but not Aerococcus urinae)