Middlebrook 7H11 agar is identical to
Middlebrook 7H10 agar
Middlebrook 7H10 Agar is a solid growth medium specially used for culture of ''Mycobacterium'', notably ''Mycobacterium tuberculosis''. It has been reported that the 7H10 medium tends to grow fewer contaminants than the egg-based media commonly use ...
, with an addition of
pancreatic
The pancreas (plural pancreases, or pancreata) is an organ of the digestive system and endocrine system of vertebrates. In humans, it is located in the abdomen behind the stomach and functions as a gland. The pancreas is a mixed or heterocrine ...
digest of
casein
Casein ( , from Latin ''caseus'' "cheese") is a family of related phosphoproteins (CSN1S1, αS1, aS2, CSN2, β, K-casein, κ) that are commonly found in mammalian milk, comprising about 80% of the proteins in cow's milk and between 20% and 60% of ...
to facilitate the growth of fastidious cultures of ''
M. tuberculosis
''Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (M. tb), also known as Koch's bacillus, is a species of pathogenic bacteria in the family Mycobacteriaceae and the causative agent of tuberculosis.
First discovered in 1882 by Robert Koch, ''M. tuberculosis'' ha ...
''.
Mycobactin J may also be added to Middlebrook 7H11 agar to allow the recovery of ''
M. genavense
Mycobacterium genavense is a slow-growing species of the phylum Actinomycetota (Gram-positive bacteria with high G+C ratio, guanine and cytosine content, one of the dominant phyla of all bacteria), belonging to the genus ''Mycobacterium''.
Desc ...
''.
See also
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Lowenstein-Jensen medium
*
Middlebrook 7H9 broth
References
External links
Middlebrook 7H11 Agar
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Microbiological media