Peptone Water

Peptone Water – Principle, Composition, Preparation, Uses

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Peptone Water Composition, Preparation, Uses, Principle

Peptone Water is a type of broth medium. This media is mainly used to grow the organism and is also used as a base for determining carbohydrate fermentation patterns of non-fastidious organisms. It is also used to detect indole production by the organism.

Alkaline Peptone Water – Preparation, Composition, Principle, Application.

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Alkaline Peptone Water Preparation, Composition, Principle, Application.

Clinical materials containing small numbers of Vibrio should be inoculated into an enrichment medium prior to plating onto a selective medium, such as TCBS Agar (M189). Alkaline Peptone Water is a suitable enrichment broth for this purpose.