Mycocult® is a ready to use Lowenstein Jensen solid medium for Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolation.
Lowenstein Jensen medium supports the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The glycerol present in the medium enhances the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Accurate amount of malachite green not only has an inhibitory effect on growth of organisms other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but also provides the desired colour contrast for easy identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis colonies.
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Mycocult® Lowenstein Jensen medium is provided as a ready to use slant.
It is a standard non-selective inspissated egg based solid medium for the isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from biological specimen such as sputum, CSF, urine.
