JCM 14 . EG MEDIUM

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Equipment needed:

Final pH: 7.7

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ml
Compound Amount Unit
Lab-Lemco beef extract
(Oxoid)
2.4 g
Proteose peptone no. 3
(BD-Difco)
10.0 g
Yeast extract
(BD-Difco)
5.0 g
Na2HPO4 4.0 g
Glucose 1.5 g
Starch
(soluble)
0.5 g
L-Cystine 0.2 g
Agar 15.0 g
L-Cysteine HCl x H2O 0.5 g
Horse blood 50.0 ml
Distilled water 950.0 ml
1 Add L-cystine to 50 ml of 1 N HCl and mix thoroughly. Add the remaining components and bring volume to 950 ml. Adjust pH to 7.6-7.8. After autoclaving and then cooling to 50C, aseptically add 50.0 ml of horse blood. Mix thoroughly and pour into sterile petri dishes or distribute into sterile tubes.