U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition

Bacteriological Analytical Manual Online
August 2001

M79
Letheen Broth (Modified)

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Letheen broth 25.7 g
Trypticase peptone 5 g
Thiotone peptone 10 g
Yeast extract 2 g
Sodium bisulfite 0.1 g
Distilled water 1 liter

 

 

Dispense 90 ml into screw-cap bottle. Autoclave 15 min at 121°C. Final pH, 7.2 ± 0.2.




Hypertext Source: Bacteriological Analytical Manual, 8th Edition, Revision A, 1998.
Revisions: 2001-AUG-20 Formulation corrected, letheen broth amount corrected from 26.7 to 25.7.


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