Transport medium for microorganisms

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 1.
A transport medium for microorganisms, which comprises
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Agar (purified) 3-4 g
NaCl 10 g
KCl 0.
2 g
K.
sub.
2 HPO.
sub.
4 1.
39 g
KH.
sub.
2 PO.
sub.
4 0.
2 g
CaCl.
sub.
2.
2H.
sub.
2 O 0.
1 g
Mg.
sup.
++ 0.
6-1.
2 g
Activated Charcoal 5-10 g
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and distilled water to a final volume of 1 liter.
2.
A transport medium according to claim 1, which comprises about 1.
0 g of Mg.
sup.
++ per liter of transport medium.
3.
A transport medium according to claim 2, which further comprises 10 g of activated charcoal per liter of transport medium.
4.
A transport medium according to claim 1, which further comprises about 0.
1% sodium thioglycollate.
5.
A transport medium according to claim 1, which further comprises about 20% glycerol.
6.
A transport medium according to claim 1, wherein the pH of the medium is in the range of 6.
5-6.
9.
7.
A transport medium for micro-organisms, which comprises
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Agar 3 g
NaCl 10 g
KCl 0.
2 g
K.
sub.
2 HPO.
sub.
4 1.
39 g
KH.
sub.
2 PO.
sub.
4 0.
2 g
CaCl.
sub.
2.
2H.
sub.
2 O 0.
1 g
MgCl.
sub.
2.
6H.
sub.
2 O 10.
17 g
Activated Charcoal 10 g
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and water to a final volume of 1 liter.
8.
A transport medium according to claim 7, which further comprises about 0.
1% sodium thioglycollate.
9.
A transport medium according to claim 7, which further comprises about 20% glycerol.
10.
A transport medium according to claim 7, wherein the pH of the medium is in the range of 6.
5-6.
9.




Description:
This invention relates to a transport medium for micro-organisms and in particular to a universal transport medium for supporting the viability of a wide spectrum of micro-organisms during transport from the field to a remote laboratory for testing