| Identifiers |
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| Product Name |
TCBS VIBRIO CHOLERAE CULTIVATION MEDIUM |
| Catalogue No. |
CM515153 |
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Description |
MRS Agar and Broth are a modification of the previously used media for the cultivation of lactobacilli, all of them based on tomato juice’s nourishing properties. The addition of magnesium, manganese and acetate, together with the Polysorbate, has provided an improved medium for the growth of lactobacilli, including that of very fastidious species such as Lactobacillus brevis and Lactobacillus fermenti. On the other hand, the quality of the peptones in addition to the meat and yeast extracts, combine together all the necessary growth factors that make the MRS media one of the best media for the cultivation of lactobacilli. Nevertheless, these media selectivity is low and the contaminants tend to grow in these media, which signifies a higher selectivity is needed. We therefore suggest the use of subculture in solid medium, on double layer and broth. In many cases,the growth is encouraged by a CO2 enriched atmosphere in the medium. MRS media is particularly recommended for the enumeratio |
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Application |
Liquid culture medium for lactobacilli, according to de Man, Rogosa and Sharpe and ISO standards 9332 and 15214. |
| CAS
Number |
N/A |