TA: Tetrazolium Sugar (TA, TM, TL, ...)
Combine in a 2 L flask:
15 g |
Tryptone |
1.5 g |
Yeast Extract |
7.5 g |
NaCl |
24 g |
Agar |
1.5 ml |
5% Antifoam |
or |
.75 ml |
10% Antifoam |
Add dH
2O to 1.3 liter.
Combine in a 500 ml flask:
6 g |
Sugar (arabinose = TA, maltose = TM, lactose = TL) |
Add dH
2O to 0.2 liter.
Autoclave sugar and media separately.
Total combined volume is 1.5 liters.
Combine and add:
1.5 ml |
TTC (5%) |
or |
7.5 ml |
TTC (1%) |
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CraigBarnhart, JeffreyBarrick, AlexaMorton, JordanMonk
Topic revision: r1 - 2011-06-14 - 12:43:43 - Main.CraigBarnhart