Deoxycholate Citrate Agar

 

Specifications

Heart infusion solids (g/L) 10.00
Proteose peptone (g/L) 10.00
Lactose (g/L) 10.00
Sodium citrate (g/L) 20.00
Ferric ammonium citrate (g/L) 2.00
Sodium deoxycholate (g/L) 5.00
Neutrel red (g/L) 0.02
Agar (g/L) 13.50
Final pH (at 25°C) 7.5 +/- 0.2

Instruction to use:
Suspend 70.52 gms.in 1000 ml. of distilled water. Boil to dissolve the medium completely. DO NOT
AUTOCLAVE. Avoid excessive heating as it is detrimental to the medium.