DSMZ 420 . BLOOD AGAR I

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Culture medium recipe

Vol.
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Compound Amount Unit Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
Blood agar No 2 1000 ml - -
Horse blood 40 ml/l - -
1 Sterilize blood agar No 2 (Oxoid). After autoclaving cool to 50°C, then add 40 ml/l of sterile horse blood.
2 Rehydrate pellets of freeze-dried ampoules in liquid medium 220 or 1. For rehydration of Helicobacter and Campylobacter spp., use medium 215 (brain heart infusion).
Solution occurs in 20 other media (first defined in Medium 1).
Compound Amount Unit Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
Peptone 5 g 5 -
Meat extract 3 g 3 -
Agar , for solid medium 15 g 15 -
Distilled water 1000 ml - -
1 Adjust pH to 7.0.
2 For Bacillus strains the addition of 10.0 mg MnSO4 x H2O is recommended for sporulation.
Solution occurs in 5 other media (first defined in Medium 215).
Compound Amount Unit Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
Brain heart infusion
(Difco)
37 g 37 -
Distilled water 1000 ml - -
Solution occurs in 22 other media (first defined in Medium 220).
Compound Amount Unit Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
Casein peptone 15 g - -
Soy peptone 5 g - -
NaCl 5 g - -
Agar 15 g - -
Distilled water 1000 ml - -
1 Adjust pH to 7.3. Medium is identical with Tryptone Soya Agar (Oxoid CM 131).

Metadata

Last modified: 19.11.21
Source: DSMZ
Taxonomic range:  Bacteria
Medium type: Complex medium
Final pH: n.d.
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Associated strains

All strains for this medium: 5

Molecular composition

Compound Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
Blood agar No 2 - -
Horse blood - -

Cultivation metadata from 5 strains BacDive

phyla 3 6 strains
oxygen anaerobe 5 strains
oxygen microaerophile 1 strain
temperature mesophilic 6 strains