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Main sol. 31

Internal Solution-ID: S5552

Equipment needed: Autoclave
Compound Amount Unit Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
Peptone 5 g 5 -
Meat extract 3 g 3 -
Agar , if necessary 15 g 15 44.599
Distilled water 900 ml - -
1 After sterilization add sterile 1 M Na-sesquicarbonate solution (1 ml in 10 ml) to achieve a pH of 9.7
Na-sesquicarbonate solution 100 ml - -
2 For Bacillus strains the addition of 10.0 mg MnSO4 x H2O is recommended for sporulation.
31 ALKALINE NUTRIENT AGAR