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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1985 October; 50(4): 868-871

Charcoal agar, a new growth medium for the fish disease bacterium Renibacterium salmoninarum.

J G Daly and R M Stevenson

ABSTRACT

Charcoal is an effective replacement for serum in media for the isolation and culture of Renibacterium salmoninarum, the causative agent of bacterial kidney disease in salmonid fish. The medium, KDM-C, contains 10 g of peptone, 0.5 g of yeast extract, 1 g of L-cysteine hydrochloride, 1 g of activated charcoal, and 15 g of agar per liter and is adjusted to pH 6.8 with NaOH before autoclaving. Eight strains of R. salmoninarum grew from dilute inocula as well on KDM-C as on a standard serum-containing medium (KDM-2). The medium was effective for both primary isolations from fish and repeated transfers and has potential value for antigen preparation and physiological studies.

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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1985 October; 50(4): 868-871

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