Eaton's agar
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Eaton's agar is a type of agar media is used to grow Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
One recipe for the cultivation of M. pneumoniae (Eaton's agar) includes (v/v):[1]
- 70% Difco PPLO (pleuropneumonia-like organism) agar or broth base
- 20% unheated horse serum
- 10% fresh aqueous extract of baker's yeast
- 1000 units/ml Penicillin G
[edit] References
- ^ Dajani, A.S.; W.A. Clyde Jr. and F.W. Denny (1965). "Experimental infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Eaton's agent)". The Journal of Experimental Medicine 121 (6): 1071–1086. doi:10.1084/jem.121.6.1071. PMC 2138014. PMID 14319403. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2138014.
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