DIFCO MANUAL 



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Culture Media for the Examination of Water and Sewage 

 "Standard Methods" Procedures 



Tests for Coliform Organisms 

 Plate Counts Presumptive Confirmed Completed 



Nutrient Agar ^ 

 Nutrient Gelatin 

 Tryptone Glucose Extract 

 Agar 



Lactose Broth 

 Lauryl Tryptose 

 Broth 



Endo Agar 



Levine E.M.B. Agar 



Brilliant Green 



Bile 2% 

 Formate Ricinoleate 



Broth 

 Lauryl Tryptose 



Broth 



Nutrient Agar 

 Lactose Broth 



Control of Water Filtration Plant Operation 



Selective Broths 



Selective Agars 



Differential Test Media 



Fuchsin Lactose Broth 

 Brilliant Green Bile 2% 

 M.B.-B.C.P. Medium 

 Formate Ricinoleate Broth 

 Crystal Violet Broth 

 Eijkman Lactose Medium 

 E C Medium 

 MacConkey Broth 



MacConkey Agar 

 Violet Red Bile Agar 

 Desoxycholate Lactose 



Agar 

 Brilliant Green Bile Agar 

 Levine E.M.B. Agar 



Bacto-Tryptone 

 M.R.-V.P. Medium 

 Koser Citrate Medium 



Culture Media for the Examination of Dairy and Other Food Products 



Plate Counts 



Tryptone Glucose Extract Agar 



Proteose Tryptone Agar 



Beef Lactose Agar 



Nutritive Caseinate Agar 



Heart Infusion Agar 

 Brucella 



Tryptose Agar 

 Lactobacilli 



Tomato Juice Agar 



Trypsin Digest Agar 



Peptonized Milk 



Skim Milk 



Micro Assay Culture Agar 



Micro Inoculum Broth 



Snyder Test Agar 

 Hemolytic Streptococci 



Heart Infusion Agar 



Coliform Organisms 



Brilliant Green Bile 2% 



Formate Ricinoleate Broth 



Violet Red Bile Agar 



Desoxycholate Agar 



Desoxycholate Lactose Agar 



MacConkey Agar 



Lactose Broth 



Endo Agar 



Levine E.M.B. Agar 



Bacto-Tryptone 



M.R.-V.P. Medium 



Koser Citrate Medium 

 Thermophiles 



Dextrose Tryptone Agar 



Thermoacidurans Agar 

 Molds and Yeasts 



Potato Dextrose Agar 



Malt Agar 



