æz ðɛɹˌɑːɹ mˈɛni bæktˈɪɹiə ðæt ˈɔːlsoʊ lˈʊk lˈaɪk sˌælmoʊnˈɛlə ˌɔn dˌiːsˌiːˈeɪ, ɪɾ ɪz wˈaɪdli ɹˌɛkəmˈɛndᵻd ðæt mˈoːɹ sᵻlˈɛktɪv ˈeɪɡɑːɹz ɑːɹ jˈuːzd fɚðɪ aɪdˈɛntɪfɪkˈeɪʃən ʌv sˌælmoʊnˈɛlə, nˈeɪmli zˈaɪloʊs lˈaɪsaɪn diːˈɑːksɪkˌɑːleɪt ˌɛksˌɛldˈiː ˈeɪɡɑːɹ.
As there are many bacteria that also look like Salmonella on DCA, it is widely recommended that more selective agars are used for the identification of Salmonella, namely xylose lysine deoxycholate (XLD) agar.