Blood Agar Base is a non-selective general-purpose medium to which sterile blood may be added for use in isolation and cultivation of Streptococci, and other fastidious pathogenic organisms like Neisseria, etc. It is also used for detection of haemolytic activity.
Composition*
Ingredients
| g/L
|
| MX Nutrients 1# | 2.0
|
Pancreatic Digest of Casein
| 13.0
|
Yeast Extract
| 5.0
|
Sodium Chloride
| 5.0
|
Agar
| 15.0
|
*Adjusted to suit performance parameters.
Final pH (at 25°C): 7.3 ± 0.2
#Equivalent to intended performance of Heart Muscle, Infusion from (solids)
g/L: Suspend 40.00 g of the powder in 1000 mL of purified / distilled water and mix thoroughly.
