B583 

LEPTOSPIRA MEDIUM BASE

Formula

Ingredients 

gms/lit.

Disodium hydrogen orthophosphate

Monopotassium phosphate 

Sodium chloride 

Ammonium chloride 

Thiamine 

1.00

0.30

1.00

0.25

0.005

Final pH (at 25°C) : 7.5 + 0.2

Directions 

Suspend 2.56 gms. in 900 ml. distilled water. Swirl to dissolve the medium completely. Sterilize by autoclaving at 15 lbs pressure (121°C) for 15 minutes. Cool to room temperature and aseptically add 100 ml sterile Leptospira Enrichment. Mix well and dispense aseptically in sterile tubes or bottles as desired.

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