B616

MCBRIDE LISTERIA AGAR BASE 

Formula 

B616 

Ingredients 

gms/lit.

Tryptose

Beef extract

Sodium chloride

Glycine anhydride

Lithium chloride

Phenyl ethanol

Agar

10.00

3.00

5.00

10.00

0.50

2.50

15.00

Final pH (at 25°C) : 7.3 + 0.2

Directions 

Suspend 46 gms. in 1000ml distilled water. Heat to boiling to dissolve the medium completely. Sterilize by autoclaving at 15lbs pressure (121°C) for 15 minutes. Cool below 50°C. Before gelling, aseptically add sterile defibrinated blood to a final concentration of 5% v/v in B616 and add rehydrated contents of 1 vial of McBride Listeria Supplement to B616/B636. Mix well and pour into sterile petri plates.

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