JCM 13 . BL AGAR (GLUCOSE BLOOD LIVER AGAR)

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Culture medium recipe

Vol.
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Equipment needed: Filter
Compound Amount Unit Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
Lab-Lemco beef extract
(Oxoid)
3.0 g 2.857 -
Proteose peptone no. 3
(BD-Difco)
10.0 g 9.524 -
Trypticase peptone
(BD-BBL)
5.0 g 4.762 -
Phytone peptone
(BD-BBL)
3.0 g 2.857 -
Yeast extract
(BD-Difco)
5.0 g 4.762 -
Liver extract
(see below)
150.0 ml - -
Glucose 10.0 g 9.524 52.863
Starch
(soluble)
0.5 g 0.476 -
Solution A 10.0 ml - -
Solution B 5.0 ml - -
Tween 80 1.0 g 0.952 0.728
Agar
(BD-Difco, Bacto )
15.0 g 14.286 -
L-Cysteine HCl x H2O
(5%)
10.0 ml - -
Horse blood 50.0 ml - -
Distilled water 825.0 ml - -
1 Adjust pH to 7.2.
2 To prepare liver extract, put 10 g liver powder in 170 ml water, keep at 50 to 60C for 1 hr, boil for 5 min, adjust pH to 7.2 and filter.
Compound Amount Unit Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
K2HPO4 10 g 100 574.132
KH2PO4 10 g 100 734.829
Distilled water 100 ml - -
Compound Amount Unit Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
MgSO4 x 7 H2O 4.0 g 40 162.288
NaCl 0.2 g 2 34.223
FeSO4 x 7 H2O 0.2 g 2 7.194
MnSO4 x n H2O 0.2 g 2 -
Distilled water 100.0 ml - -
1 Mix ingredients except horse blood and adjust pH to 7.2. After autoclaving, cool to 50C, and aseptically add 50.0 ml of horse blood.
2 Comment: Commercial BL agar (Nissui) is also available.

Metadata

Last modified: 22.02.22
Source: JCM
Taxonomic range:  Bacteria
Medium type: Complex medium
Final pH: 7.2
Equipment needed: Filter
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Associated strains

All strains for this medium: 750

Molecular composition

Compound Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
Agar 14.286 -
Glucose 9.524 52.863
Proteose peptone no. 3 9.524 -
Trypticase peptone 4.762 -
Yeast extract 4.762 -
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Cultivation metadata from 750 strains BacDive

pH 6 - 8 14 strains
pH 4 - 6 9 strains
pH 8 - 10 2 strains
phyla 5 752 strains
oxygen anaerobe 216 strains
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