Table of Contents 



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Foreword 7 



Introduction 11 



Origin of Dehydrated Culture Media 15 



General Conditions Pertaining to the Cultivation of Microorganisms . . 16 



Preparation of Media from Dehydrated Culture Media, Difco ... 21 



Dehydrated Culture Media 23 



Guides for the Selection of Culture Media 23 



Media for Examination of Water and Sewage 29 



"Standard Methods" Media 29 



Supplementary Media for Water and Sewage Examination ... 41 



Media for Examination of Dairy and Other Food Products .... 57 



"Standard Methods" Media 57 



Supplementary Media for Dairy and Other Food Products .... 68 



Media for Lactobacilli 72 



Media for Cultivation of Pathogenic Microorganisms 76 



Infusion Media 76 



Peptone Media (without infusions) 99 



Differential Media 130 



Schema for Examination of Stools 130 



Primary Plating Media 131 



Differential Liquid Enrichments 156 



Differential Tube Media 159 



Sterility Test Media 195 



Media for Microbiological Assays 203 



Media for the Assay of Antibiotics 203 



Media for the Assay of Vitamins and Amino Acids 212 



Media for Mycology 237 



Ingredients of Culture Media 255 



Peptones, Difco 255 



Enzymatic Hydrolysates 255 



Hydrolysates, Acid 265 



Amino Acids 268 



Extracts 269 



Enrichments 271 



Enzymes 278 



Bile Products 286 



Dehydrated Meats for Infusions 288 



Solidifying Agents 290 



Carbohydrates, Polyhydric Alcohols and Glucosides 291 



Carbohydrate Solutions in Ampuls 292 



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