M8 Medium 250g, agar-based culture medium with fish peptone, yeast extract, ferric citrate, and salts for Actinomycete cultivation

M8 Medium for Actinomycetes Culture | Microbiological Agar Culture Medium Powder 250g

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M8 Medium

M8 Medium is a microbiological culture medium designed for the cultivation of actinomycetes and related microorganisms. The formulation contains balanced nutrients and mineral salts that support microbial growth in laboratory culture conditions.

This agar medium is suitable for Streptomyces and actinomycetes culture and is widely used in microbiology laboratories, environmental microorganism research, and academic microbial studies.

The product is supplied as a powder microbiological culture medium and packaged in a 250 g bottle, allowing convenient preparation of agar plates for microbial culture applications.

Key Features

  • Designed for actinomycetes cultivation
  • Suitable for Streptomyces and related microorganisms
  • Powder microbiological agar medium
  • Suitable for microbiology laboratory research
  • 250 g laboratory packaging
  • Stable formulation with 3-year shelf life

Applications

  • Cultivation of actinomycetes
  • Streptomyces culture
  • Microbial research laboratories
  • Environmental microbiology studies
  • Academic microbiology experiments

Medium Composition

Composition (per liter)

Fish Peptone — 5.0 g
Yeast Extract — 1.0 g
Ferric Citrate — 0.1 g
Sodium Chloride — 19.45 g
Magnesium Chloride — 8.8 g
Sodium Sulphate — 3.24 g
Calcium Chloride — 1.8 g
Potassium Chloride — 0.55 g
Sodium Bicarbonate — 0.16 g
Potassium Bromide — 0.08 g
Agar — 12.0 g

Final pH: 7.2 ± 0.2 (25°C)


Directions for Use

  1. Suspend 52.18 g of the medium in 1 liter of distilled or deionized water.
  2. Heat to boiling and maintain boiling for at least 1 minute until completely dissolved.
  3. Dispense into suitable containers.
  4. Sterilize by autoclaving at 121°C for 15 minutes.
  5. Allow the medium to cool before pouring into sterile petri dishes if agar plates are required.

Specification

ItemDescription
Product NameM8 Medium
FormatPowder
Package250 g / bottle
StorageRoom temperature
Shelf Life3 years
ApplicationActinomycetes cultivation

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