MUELLER HINTON AGAR (500 gr)

For sensitivity tests on antibiotics and sulfamides, and for the primary isolation of Neisseria and other pathogens from clinical samples



Applications
Sensitivity Tes Media
Hemolytic Activity
Isolation / Cultivation
NEISSERIA & HAEMOPHILUS
OTHER APPLICATIONS
Packaging
Suspend 38 grams of the medium in one liter of distilled water. Mix well and dissolve by heating with frequent agitation. Boil for one minute until complete dissolution. Dispense into appropriate containers and sterilize in autoclave at 121°C for 15 minutes. Cool to 45 or 50°C and add defibrinated blood if desired. The blood mixture should be chocolated by heating to 80°C for 10 minutes if Neisseria development is desired. DO NOT OVERHEAT. To remelt the cold medium, heat as briefly as possible.

Formula
Acid Casein Peptone (H) 17.5
Starch 1.5
Beef infusion 2
Bacteriological Agar 17