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

Bacteriological Analytical Manual Online
January 2001

M101
Motility Nitrate Medium
(for Cosmetics)
(for Gram-negative nonfermentative bacteria)

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Tryptose 10 g
Heart infusion agar (Difco) 8 g
Potassium (or sodium) nitrate 1 g
Glucose 0.5 g
Distilled water 1 liter

 

Heat with agitation to dissolve agar. Dispense 4 ml portions into 13 x 100 mm screw-cap tubes. Autoclave 15 min at 121°C. Available as prepared medium from BBL and Scott.

 

NOTE: Make sure nitrates are nitrite-free.



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