Tryptone Glucose Yeast Agar (Standard Methods Agar)

Product Name:Tryptone Glucose Yeast Agar (Standard Methods Agar)

Appearance:Cream to yellow homogeneous free flowing powder

Product Description:Tryptone Glucose Yeast Extract Agar was originally developed by Bowers and Hucker which they called as Tryptone
Glucose Skim Milk Agar. Later on it was modified to the present composition for the cultivation and enumeration of bacteria in air, water, milk and dairy products. Various authors have studied different aspects of this medium like study of thermophilic bacteria in milk, influence of incubation temperature etc. It is used as a standard medium for the bacteriological plate count of milk and dairy products . Casein enzymic hydrolysate, yeast extract provide nitrogenous compounds, vitamin B complex and other essential growth nutrients. Glucose is the energy source. For the enumeration purposes, pour plate method is suggested. Medium must be quickly poured into Petri dishes if milk sample is to be tested, because the milk may get flocculated if the medium remains hot for longer period of time.