Legionella cystine free medium is intended for use in conjunction with Legionella CYE medium (MED1176) as a secondary diagnostic medium for confirmation of a previously isolated organism. Although it contains ferric pyrophosphate and α-ketoglutarate it does not contain any L-cysteine hydrochloride.
NB : This is a base medium only and will not sustain the growth of Legionella spp.
- Storage temperature: 2 to 8°C
- Appearance: firm gel
- Colour: black
- Recommended incubation: plates should be incubated at 35°C ± 2°C in high humidity (90% recommended) in 2.5 to 5% CO2 for up to 10 days, plates can be examined daily after 3 days for typical colonies
- pH: 6.9 ± 0.2
- Plate size: 90mm
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