Culture Media by Morphological Classification

Morphological Class

Protozoa


Culture Media

1 Proskauer and Beck’s Medium A liquid medium. The growth of M. tuberculosis causes turbidity.
2 Middlebrook 7H9 Broth This is a liquid medium that contains glycerol and Tween 80, which prevent clumping of mycobacteria. The growth of M. tuberculosis results in turbidity.
3 Dubos’ Medium A liquid medium that contains a mixture of salts, fatty acids, and polysorbate. When M. tuberculosis grows in this medium, it causes the medium to become turbid.
4 Tarshis Medium A blood-based medium that can promote the growth of M. tuberculosis. The colonies appear similar to those on the LJ Medium.
5 m-ENDO Agar E. coli colonies appear as green with a metallic sheen, indicating lactose fermentation.