Can the E. coli DH5alpha grow in the chromocult agar (merck)?

28 September 2017 1 9K Report

I want to confirm my E. coli DH5alpha stock before transformation procedure. I have already inoculated it to the EMB agar, but there was no growth. But, I'm not sure about my EMB agar stock, so i want to confirm again in chromocult agar.

Vijay Singh

Yes, it should grow just fine in the chrmocult agar medium.

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