B557

YEAST MALT AGAR

Formula 

B557

Ingredients 

gms/lit.

Peptic digest of animal tissue

Yeast extract

Malt extract

Dextrose

Agar

5.00

3.00

3.00

10.00

20.00

Final pH (at 25°C) : 6.2 + 0.2

Directions 

Suspend 41 gms. of B557 in 1000ml. distilled water. Heat to boiling to dissolve the medium completely. Sterilize by autoclaving at 15 lbs pressure (121°C) for 15 minutes. For preparing selective media acidify the medium upto pH 3.0 to 4.0 or add antibiotics. DO NOT HEAT the media after addition of acid or antibiotics.

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