R2a agar
R2A agar (Reasoner's 2A agar) is a culture medium[1] developed to study bacteria which normally inhabit potable water.[2] These bacteria tend to be slow-growing species and would quickly be suppressed by faster-growing species on a richer culture medium.
Since its development in 1979,[3] it has been found to allow the culturing of many other bacteria that will not readily grow on fuller, complex organic media.
Typical composition (g/l)
- Proteose peptone, 0.5
- Casamino acids, 0.5
- Yeast extract, 0.5
- Dextrose, 0.5
- Soluble starch, 0.5
- Dipotassium phosphate, 0.3
- Magnesium sulfate per 7H2O, 0.05
- Sodium pyruvate, 0.3
- Agar, 15
Final pH 7 ± 0.2 @ 25 °C
References
- ↑ van der Linde K, Lim BT, Rondeel JM, Antonissen LP, de Jong GM (October 1999). "Improved bacteriological surveillance of haemodialysis fluids: a comparison between Tryptic soy agar and Reasoner's 2A media". Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14 (10): 2433–7. doi:10.1093/ndt/14.10.2433. PMID 10528669.
- ↑ Sandle, T. (July 2004). "An approach for the reporting of microbiological results from water systems". PDA J Pharm Sci Technol. 58 (4): 231–7.
- ↑ Reasoner DJ, Blannon JC, Geldreich EE (August 1979). "Rapid seven-hour fecal coliform test". Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 38 (2): 229–36. PMC 243471
. PMID 42349.
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