Bean Agar Medium 250g for Actinobacteria Selection and Culture

Bean Agar Medium is a dehydrated culture medium used for the selection and cultivation of actinobacteria. It is widely applied in microbiological research and laboratory studies.

Composition per liter:

• Soybean Meal: 20.0 g

• Starch: 5.0 g

• Sucrose: 10.0 g

• Peptone: 2.0 g

• Yeast Extract: 2.0 g

• Sodium Chloride: 2.0 g

• Dipotassium Phosphate: 0.5 g

• Calcium Carbonate: 0.1 g

• Agar: 15.0 g

• Final pH: 7.3 ± 0.1 (25℃)

Preparation:
Weigh 56.6 g of the medium and suspend in 1 L of distilled or deionized water. Heat with stirring and boil for more than 1 minute until fully dissolved. Dispense into containers and sterilize at 121℃ for 15 minutes. After sterilization, mix well and cool to 50–55℃ before pouring plates. Allow to solidify before use. The medium is turbid; shake gently before pouring plates.

Packaging: 250 g per bottle
Storage: Ambient temperature
Shelf life: 3 years