DSMZ 693 . COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM

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Selected strain: Staphylococcus aureus DSM 46320

This strain uses the standard medium without modifications.


Growth conditions: 37 °C
Equipment needed:

Final pH: n.d.

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ml
Compound Amount Unit
Columbia agar base 1000 ml
Defibrinated sheep blood 5 %
1 Columbia agar base supplemented with 5% defibrinated sheep blood. Rehydrate pellets of freeze-dried ampoules in liquid medium 545, 215 or 1 (see below).
2 ATTENTION: organisms, for which only M 693 is mentioned in the catalogue entry, do not grow in one of the media listed below! Those are meant to rehydrate the freeze-dried pellets, not for cultivation.

545. TRYPTONE SOYA BROTH (TSB) #

1000
Compound Amount Unit
Casein peptone 17.0 g
Soy peptone 3.0 g
D(+)-Glucose 2.5 g
NaCl 5.0 g
K2HPO4 2.5 g
Distilled water 1000.0 ml
1 Adjust pH to 7.3.
2 The same as Caso Bouillon (Merck or Oxoid, Germany).

215. BHI MEDIUM #

1000
Compound Amount Unit
Brain heart infusion
(Difco)
37 g
Distilled water 1000 ml

1. NUTRIENT BROTH #

1000
Compound Amount Unit
Peptone 5 g
Meat extract 3 g
Distilled water 1000 ml
1 Adjust pH to 7.0.