TRYPTIC SOY BROTH/AGAR
TRYPTIC SOY BROTH/AGAR
Tryptic soy agar and broth is a basic medium used for culturing many kinds of microorganisms. Tryptic
soy agar is mainly used as an initial growth medium for the following purposes:
- observe colony morphology
- develop a pure culture
- achieve sufficient growth for further biochemical testing
- culture storage
Tryptic soy broth is used mostly to generate a large supply of bacteria for certain bichemical tests.
It can also be used in the determination of bacterial numbers.
