Mueller Hinton Agar No. 2 is recommended for testing susceptibility of common and rapidly growing bacteria using antimicrobial discs by Kirby-Bauer method. Manufactured to contain low levels of thymine, thymidine, calcium and magnesium.
Composition*
Ingredients
| g/L
|
MX Nutrients 1#
| 2.0
|
Casein Acid Hydrolysate
| 17.5
|
Starch, Soluble
| 1.5
|
Agar
| 17.0
|
*Adjusted to suit performance parameters.
Final pH (at 25°C): 7.3 ± 0.1
#Equivalent to intended performance of Beef Heart Infusion
g/L: Suspend 38.00 g of the powder in 1000 mL purified / distilled water.
