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Overview medium can result in dramatically different growth characteristics ofThe fourth edition of the Handbook of Microbiological Media includesmicroorganisms. the formulations and descriptions of 7,080 media used for cultivatingWhen methods for culturing microorganisms were first developed inmicroorganisms—more than 1500 more than in the previous edition.the nineteenth century, largely by Robert Koch and his colleagues,These include both classic and modern media used for the identificaanimal and plant tissues were principally used as sources of nutrientstion, cultivation, and maintenance of diverse bacteria, archaea, andused to support microbial growth. One of the major discoveries offungi. Some of these microbiological media are produced by major supFanny Hesse in Koch’s laboratory was that agar could be used to formpliers of dehydrated media—including Oxoid, HiMedia, and BD Diagsolidified culture media on which microorganisms would grow.nostics (Difco, BBL, and GIBCO). These include all the media norExtracts of plants and animal tissues were prepared as broths or mixedmally used in the clinical microbiology diagnostic laboratory and for thewith agar to form a variety of cu

Author

Ronald M. Atlas

Publisher

x

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781439804063

Subjects

Science, Technology, Medical

Rating

3.3 / 5 (5 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14