I isolated presumptive Actinobacteria from 3 media (Kuster agar, SCA, AIA) then put them in BHI broth at -80 . I am going to purify them on TSA.Do you think that could be a suitable media for all of isolates or should I change that. If not, which media do you suggest?
TSA is a suitable general purpose medium for most non-fastidious bacteria.
thank you for your answer. Do you think does it work for Actinobacteria too?
Yes....I do...see below:
Acinetobacters may be identified presumptively to the genus level as gram-negative, catalase-positive, oxidase-negative, nonmotile, nonfermenting coccobacilli. They are short, plump, gram-negative rods that are difficult to destain and may therefore be misidentified as either gram-negative or gram-positive cocci (hence the former designation Mimae). Acinetobacter species of human origin grow well on solid media that are routinely used in clinical microbiology laboratories, such as sheep blood agar or tryptic soy agar, at a 37°C incubation temperature.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2493088/
you can use CHROMagar™ Acinetobacter
kindly see link below
http://www.chromagar.com/clinical-microbiology-chromagar-acinetobacter-focus-on-acinetobacter-50.html#.Uwy_YeN_s9I
also you can use Herellea Agar
kindly find attach
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