# J342: BRAIN HEART INFUSION AGAR WITH SOIL EXTRACT ## Main sol. J342 37 g Brain heart infusion broth (BD-Difco) 1000 ml **Soil extract** 15 g Agar ## Soil extract 1. Suspend 400 g of air-dried garden soil in 1.0 L of tap water and autoclave at 121C for 1 hr. Use the clear supernatant after sedimentation for a few hours and centrifugation.