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CULTURE MEDIA & CULTURE MEDIA & CULTURE METHODSCULTURE METHODS
Dr. Ashish JawarkarDr. Ashish JawarkarM.D. (Pathology)M.D. (Pathology)
Consultant PathologistConsultant PathologistParul Sevashram HospitalParul Sevashram Hospital
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What is culture?What is culture? Bacteria have to be grown (cultured) for Bacteria have to be grown (cultured) for
them to be identified.them to be identified.
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CULTURE METHODSCULTURE METHODS The The indications for cultureindications for culture are: are:
– To isolate bacteria in pure cultures.To isolate bacteria in pure cultures.– To demonstrate their properties.To demonstrate their properties.– To obtain sufficient growth for the preparation of To obtain sufficient growth for the preparation of
antigens.antigens.– To determine sensitivity to antibiotics.To determine sensitivity to antibiotics.– To estimate viable counts.To estimate viable counts.– Maintain stock cultures.Maintain stock cultures.
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ColonyColony – macroscopically visible collection of – macroscopically visible collection of millions of bacteria originating from a millions of bacteria originating from a single bacterial cell.single bacterial cell.
Cooked cut potato by Robert Koch – Cooked cut potato by Robert Koch – earliest solid mediumearliest solid medium
Gelatin – not satisfactoryGelatin – not satisfactory- liquefy at 24- liquefy at 24ooCC
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AgarAgar Frau HesseFrau Hesse Used for preparing solid mediumUsed for preparing solid medium Obtained from seaweeds.Obtained from seaweeds. No nutritive valueNo nutritive value Not affected by the growth of the bacteria.Not affected by the growth of the bacteria. Melts at 98Melts at 98ooC & sets at 42C & sets at 42ooCC 2% agar is employed in solid medium 2% agar is employed in solid medium
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Types of culture mediaTypes of culture media
I.I. Based on their consistency Based on their consistency a) solid mediuma) solid mediumb) liquid mediumb) liquid mediumc) semi solid mediumc) semi solid medium
II.II. Based on the constituents/ ingredientsBased on the constituents/ ingredientsa) simple mediuma) simple mediumb) complex mediumb) complex mediumc) synthetic or defined mediumc) synthetic or defined mediumd) Special mediad) Special media
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Special mediaSpecial media– Enriched mediaEnriched media– Enrichment mediaEnrichment media– Selective mediaSelective media– Indicator mediaIndicator media– Differential mediaDifferential media– Sugar mediaSugar media– Transport mediaTransport media– Media for biochemical reactionsMedia for biochemical reactions
III.III.Based on Oxygen requirementBased on Oxygen requirement- Aerobic media- Aerobic media- Anaerobic media- Anaerobic media
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Solid media Solid media – contains 2% agar– contains 2% agar Colony morphology, pigmentation, hemolysis can Colony morphology, pigmentation, hemolysis can
be appreciated.be appreciated. Eg: Nutrient agar, Blood agarEg: Nutrient agar, Blood agar
Liquid media Liquid media – no agar. – no agar. For inoculum preparation, Blood culture, for the For inoculum preparation, Blood culture, for the
isolation of pathogens from a mixture.isolation of pathogens from a mixture. Eg: Nutrient brothEg: Nutrient broth
Semi solid medium Semi solid medium – 0.5% agar. – 0.5% agar. Eg: Motility mediumEg: Motility medium
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Simple media / basal media Simple media / basal media - - Eg: NB, NAEg: NB, NA- NB consists of peptone, meat extract, - NB consists of peptone, meat extract,
NaCl, NaCl, - - NB + 2% agar = Nutrient agarNB + 2% agar = Nutrient agar
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Complex mediaComplex media Media other than basal media.Media other than basal media. They have added ingredients.They have added ingredients. Provide special nutrients Provide special nutrients
Synthetic or defined mediaSynthetic or defined media Media prepared from pure chemical Media prepared from pure chemical
substances and its exact composition is substances and its exact composition is knownknown
Eg: peptone water – 1% peptone + 0.5% Eg: peptone water – 1% peptone + 0.5% NaCl in waterNaCl in water
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Enriched mediaEnriched media Substances like blood, serum, egg are Substances like blood, serum, egg are
added to the basal medium.added to the basal medium. Used to grow bacteria that are exacting in Used to grow bacteria that are exacting in
their nutritional needs.their nutritional needs. Eg: Blood agar, Chocolate agarEg: Blood agar, Chocolate agar
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Blood agar Chocolate agar
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Enrichment media Enrichment media Liquid media used to isolate Liquid media used to isolate
pathogens from a mixed culture.pathogens from a mixed culture. Media is incorporated with Media is incorporated with
inhibitory substances to inhibitory substances to suppress the unwanted suppress the unwanted organism.organism.
Eg: Eg: – Selenite F Broth Selenite F Broth – for the isolation – for the isolation
of Salmonella, Shigella of Salmonella, Shigella – Alkaline Peptone Water Alkaline Peptone Water – for – for
Vibrio choleraeVibrio cholerae
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Selective mediaSelective media The inhibitory substance is added to a solid The inhibitory substance is added to a solid
media.media.Eg:Eg: Mac Conkey’s mediumMac Conkey’s medium for gram negative for gram negative
bacteriabacteria TCBS TCBS – for V.cholerae– for V.cholerae LJ mediumLJ medium – M.tuberculosis – M.tuberculosis Wilson and Blair mediumWilson and Blair medium – S.typhi – S.typhi Potassium tellurite mediumPotassium tellurite medium – Diphtheria – Diphtheria
bacillibacilli
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TCBSMac Conkey’s medium
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Potassium Tellurite media LJ media
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Indicator mediaIndicator media These media contain an indicator which These media contain an indicator which
changes its colour when a bacterium changes its colour when a bacterium grows in them.grows in them.
Eg: Eg: – Blood agarBlood agar– Mac Conkey’s mediumMac Conkey’s medium– Christensen’s urease mediumChristensen’s urease medium
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Urease mediumUrease medium
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Differential mediaDifferential media A media which has substances A media which has substances
incorporated in it enabling it to distinguish incorporated in it enabling it to distinguish between bacteria.between bacteria.
Eg: Mac Conkey’s mediumEg: Mac Conkey’s medium– PPeptoneeptone– LLactoseactose– AAgargar– NNeutral redeutral red– TTaurocholate aurocholate
Distinguish between lactose fermenters & Distinguish between lactose fermenters & non lactose fermenters.non lactose fermenters.
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Lactose fermenters – Lactose fermenters – PinkPink colonies colonies Non lactose fermenters – colourless coloniesNon lactose fermenters – colourless colonies
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Sugar mediaSugar media Media containing any fermentable Media containing any fermentable
substance.substance. Eg: glucose, arabinose, lactose, starch Eg: glucose, arabinose, lactose, starch
etc.etc. Media consists of 1% of the sugar in Media consists of 1% of the sugar in
peptone water.peptone water. Contain a small tube (Durham’s tube) for Contain a small tube (Durham’s tube) for
the detection of gas by the bacteria.the detection of gas by the bacteria.
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Transport mediaTransport media Media used for transporting the Media used for transporting the
samples.samples. Delicate organisms may not Delicate organisms may not
survive the time taken for survive the time taken for transporting the specimen transporting the specimen without a transport media.without a transport media.
Eg: Eg: – Stuart’s medium Stuart’s medium – non nutrient – non nutrient
soft agar gel containing a reducing soft agar gel containing a reducing agentagent
– Buffered glycerol saline Buffered glycerol saline – enteric – enteric bacilli bacilli
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Anaerobic mediaAnaerobic media These media are used to grow anaerobic These media are used to grow anaerobic
organisms.organisms. Eg: Robertson’s cooked meat medium, Eg: Robertson’s cooked meat medium,
Thioglycolate medium.Thioglycolate medium.
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Culture methodsCulture methods include: include: Streak cultureStreak culture Lawn cultureLawn culture Stroke cultureStroke culture Stab cultureStab culture Pour plate methodPour plate method Liquid cultureLiquid culture Anaerobic culture methodsAnaerobic culture methods
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STREAK CULTURESTREAK CULTURE Used for the isolation of bacteria in pure culture Used for the isolation of bacteria in pure culture
from clinical specimens.from clinical specimens. Platinum wire or Nichrome wire is used.Platinum wire or Nichrome wire is used. One loopful of the specimen is transferred onto One loopful of the specimen is transferred onto
the surface of a well dried plate.the surface of a well dried plate. Spread over a small area at the periphery.Spread over a small area at the periphery. The inoculum is then distributed thinly over the The inoculum is then distributed thinly over the
plate by streaking it with a loop in a series of plate by streaking it with a loop in a series of parallel lines in different segments of the plate.parallel lines in different segments of the plate.
On incubation, separated colonies are obtained On incubation, separated colonies are obtained over the last series of streaks.over the last series of streaks.
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LAWN CULTURELAWN CULTURE Provides a uniform surface growth of the Provides a uniform surface growth of the
bacterium.bacterium. UsesUses
– For bacteriophage typing.For bacteriophage typing.– Antibiotic sensitivity testing.Antibiotic sensitivity testing.– In the preparation of bacterial antigens and In the preparation of bacterial antigens and
vaccinesvaccines.. Lawn cultures are prepared by flooding the Lawn cultures are prepared by flooding the
surface of the plate with a liquid suspension of surface of the plate with a liquid suspension of the bacterium.the bacterium.
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STROKE CULTURESTROKE CULTURE Stroke culture is made in Stroke culture is made in
tubes containing agar slope / tubes containing agar slope / slant.slant.
Uses Uses – Provide a pure growth of Provide a pure growth of
bacterium for slide bacterium for slide agglutination and other agglutination and other diagnostic tests.diagnostic tests.
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STAB CULTURESTAB CULTURE Prepared by puncturing a suitable medium Prepared by puncturing a suitable medium
– gelatin or glucose agar with a long, – gelatin or glucose agar with a long, straight, charged wire.straight, charged wire.
UsesUses– Demonstration of gelatin liquefaction.Demonstration of gelatin liquefaction.– Oxygen requirements of the bacterium Oxygen requirements of the bacterium
under study.under study.– Maintenance of stoke cultures.Maintenance of stoke cultures.
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Gelatin liquefaction Oxidation – Fermentation medium
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POUR PLATE CULTUREPOUR PLATE CULTURE Agar medium is melted (15 ml) and cooled to Agar medium is melted (15 ml) and cooled to
4545ooC.C. 1 ml of the inoculum is added to the molten agar.1 ml of the inoculum is added to the molten agar. Mix well and pour to a sterile petri dish.Mix well and pour to a sterile petri dish. Allow it to set.Allow it to set. Incubate at 37Incubate at 37ooC, colonies will be distributed C, colonies will be distributed
throughout the depth of the medium.throughout the depth of the medium. UsesUses
– Gives an estimate of the viable bacterial count in a Gives an estimate of the viable bacterial count in a suspension.suspension.
– For the quantitative urine cultures.For the quantitative urine cultures.
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LIQUID CULTURESLIQUID CULTURES Liquid cultures are inoculated by touching with a Liquid cultures are inoculated by touching with a
charged loop or by adding the inoculum with charged loop or by adding the inoculum with pipettes or syringes.pipettes or syringes.
UsesUses– Blood cultureBlood culture– Sterility testsSterility tests– Continuous culture methodsContinuous culture methods
DisadvantageDisadvantage– It does not provide a pure culture from mixed It does not provide a pure culture from mixed
inocula.inocula.
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Blood culture bottles
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ANAEROBIC CULTURE METHODSANAEROBIC CULTURE METHODS Anaerobic bacteria differ in their requirement Anaerobic bacteria differ in their requirement
and sensitivity to oxygen.and sensitivity to oxygen. Cl.tetani is a strict anaerobe – grows at an Cl.tetani is a strict anaerobe – grows at an
oxygen tension < 2 mm Hg.oxygen tension < 2 mm Hg.
Methods:Methods:– Production of vacuumProduction of vacuum– Displacement of oxygen with other gasesDisplacement of oxygen with other gases– Chemical methodChemical method– Biological methodBiological method– Reduction of mediumReduction of medium
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Production of vacuum:Production of vacuum: Incubate the cultures in a vacuum Incubate the cultures in a vacuum
desiccator.desiccator.
Displacement of oxygen with other gasesDisplacement of oxygen with other gases Displacement of oxygen with hydrogen, Displacement of oxygen with hydrogen,
nitrogen, helium or COnitrogen, helium or CO22.. Eg: Candle jarEg: Candle jar
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Chemical methodChemical method Alkaline pyrogallol absorbs oxygen.Alkaline pyrogallol absorbs oxygen.
McIntosh – Fildes’ anaerobic jarMcIntosh – Fildes’ anaerobic jar Consists of a metal jar or glass jar with a metal Consists of a metal jar or glass jar with a metal
lid which can be clamped air tight.lid which can be clamped air tight. The lid has 2 tubes – gas inlet and gas outletThe lid has 2 tubes – gas inlet and gas outlet The lid has two terminals – connected to The lid has two terminals – connected to
electrical supply.electrical supply. Under the lid – small grooved porcelain spool, Under the lid – small grooved porcelain spool,
wrapped with a layer of palladinised asbestos.wrapped with a layer of palladinised asbestos.
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Working:Working: Inoculated plates are placed inside the jar and Inoculated plates are placed inside the jar and
the lid clamped air tight.the lid clamped air tight. The outlet tube is connected to a vacuum pump The outlet tube is connected to a vacuum pump
and the air inside is evacuated. and the air inside is evacuated. The outlet tap is then closed and the inlet tube is The outlet tap is then closed and the inlet tube is
connected to a hydrogen supply.connected to a hydrogen supply. After the jar is filled with hydrogen, the electric After the jar is filled with hydrogen, the electric
terminals are connected to a current supply, so terminals are connected to a current supply, so that the palladinised asbestos is heated.that the palladinised asbestos is heated.
Act as a catalyst for the combination of Act as a catalyst for the combination of hydrogen with residual oxygen.hydrogen with residual oxygen.
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Gaspak Commercially available disposable
envelope. Contains chemicals which generate H2 and
CO2 on addition of water. Cold catalyst – in the envelope Indicator is used – reduced methylene blue.
– Colourless – anaerobically– Blue colour – on exposure to oxygen
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Biological methodBiological method Absorption of oxygen by incubation with Absorption of oxygen by incubation with
aerobic bacteria, germinating seeds or aerobic bacteria, germinating seeds or chopped vegetables.chopped vegetables.
Reduction of oxygenReduction of oxygen By using reducing agents – 1% glucose, By using reducing agents – 1% glucose,
0.1% Thioglycolate0.1% Thioglycolate
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