B657 

PRESTON 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) : 7.5 + 0.2

Directions 

Suspend 18.5 gms. in 470ml. distilled water. Heat to boiling to dissolve the medium completely. Sterilize by autoclaving at 15 lbs pressure (121°C) for 15 minutes. Cool to 45-50°C and aseptically add 25 ml sterile, lysed horse blood and reconstituted contents of 1 vial of Campylobacter Selective Supplement IV (Preston BF033). Mix well and pour into sterile petri plates.

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