B1182 

CAMPYLOBACTER ENRICHMENT AGAR BASE (PRESTON ENRICHMENT AGAR BASE

Formula

Ingredients 

gms/lit.

Peptic digest of animal tissue 

Beef extract 

Sodium chloride

Agar 

10.00

10.00

 5.00

12.00

Final pH (at 25°C) : 7.4 + 0.2

Directions 

Suspend 37.00 gms. in 975 ml. distilled water. Heat to boiling to dissolve the medium completely. Sterilize by autoclaving at 15 lbs pressure (121°C) for 15 minutes. Cool to 40-50°C & aseptically add 25 ml. sterile lysed horse blood & contents of one vial of Campylobacter Supplement IV(Preston). Mix well before pouring in steile petri plates.

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