Middlebrook 7H11 agar
E929612
Middlebrook 7H11 agar is an enriched solid culture medium used primarily for the isolation and growth of mycobacteria, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis, from clinical specimens.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
culture medium
ⓘ
enriched culture medium ⓘ selective medium ⓘ solid culture medium ⓘ |
| allowsObservationOf | colony morphology of mycobacteria ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Middlebrook media family ⓘ |
| contains |
agar
ⓘ
casein hydrolysate ⓘ phosphate buffer ⓘ salts ⓘ |
| developedFor | enhanced recovery of fastidious mycobacteria ⓘ |
| differsFrom | Middlebrook 7H10 agar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdditionalComponentComparedTo 7H10 | casein hydrolysate ⓘ |
| hasAdvantage |
better recovery of some clinical isolates compared with 7H10
ⓘ
shorter time to visible colonies compared with egg-based media ⓘ |
| hasBase | Middlebrook 7H10 agar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | solid ⓘ |
| incubationAtmosphere | aerobic ⓘ |
| incubationTemperature | 35–37 °C ⓘ |
| isEnrichedWith |
albumin
ⓘ
catalase ⓘ dextrose ⓘ oleic acid ⓘ |
| isStandardizedBy | clinical microbiology guidelines for tuberculosis culture ⓘ |
| mayBeSupplementedWith |
amphotericin B
ⓘ
antibiotics ⓘ carbenicillin ⓘ polymyxin B ⓘ trimethoprim ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Middlebrook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| optimizedFor | slow-growing mycobacteria ⓘ |
| selectiveAgainst |
contaminating bacteria
ⓘ
fungal contaminants ⓘ |
| supportsGrowthOf |
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
nontuberculous mycobacteria ⓘ |
| typicalIncubationTimeForM.tuberculosis | up to 6–8 weeks GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedAlongWith |
Lowenstein–Jensen medium
NERFINISHED
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Middlebrook 7H10 agar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cultivation of mycobacteria from clinical specimens
ⓘ
drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis ⓘ isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis ⓘ isolation of mycobacteria ⓘ primary isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from sputum ⓘ |
| usedIn |
clinical microbiology laboratories
ⓘ
public health laboratories ⓘ research on mycobacterial physiology ⓘ tuberculosis diagnostic workflows ⓘ |
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