salmonella enterica colonies on Endo

Lactose negative colonies of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica on Endo agar. Endo is a culture medium for the differentiation of lactose fermenters from nonfermenters. It was developed initially in order to facilitate the isolation and identification of the typhoid bacillus (Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhi). More about Endo agar at Wikipedia.