Middlebrook_7H11_agar

Middlebrook 7H11 Agar

Middlebrook 7H11 Agar

Growth medium used to culture Mycobacterium species

Middlebrook 7H11 agar is identical to Middlebrook 7H10 agar, with an addition of pancreatic digest of casein to facilitate the growth of fastidious cultures of M. tuberculosis.[1]

Mycobactin J may also be added to Middlebrook 7H11 agar to allow the recovery of M. genavense.[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Cohn, M.L., et al. 1968. Am. Rev. Respir. Dis.; 98:295
  2. [2]
    Coyle, M.; et al. (1992). "Laboratory aspects of "Mycobacterium genavense," a proposed species isolated from AIDS patients". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 30 (12): 3206–3212. doi:10.1128/jcm.30.12.3206-3212.1992. PMC 270629. PMID 1280652.
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