B027 

FLUID TETRATHIONATE MEDIUM (W/O IODINE & BG)

Formula

Ingredients 

gms/lit.

Tryptone 

Peptic Digest of Animal Tissue 

Bile Salts 

Calcium carbonate 

Sodium thiosulphate 

2.5

2.5

1.0

10.0

30.0

Final pH (at 25°C) : Self

Directions 

Suspend 46 Grams in 1000 ml distilled water and heat to boiling to dissolve completely. DO NOT AUTOCLAVE. Cool to below 45°C and add 20 ml iodine Solution (iodine 6 gms. & potassium iodide –5gms. in 20 ml distilled water) and 10 ml of 0.1% brilliant green solution. Mix well & dispense in 10 ml quantities.

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