B. MEAT EXTRACT BROTH

The majority of organisms to be studied in medical bacteriology are either pathogens or commensals of the human body, and in order to obtain suitable growth the artificial culture medium should provide nutrients and a pH (about 7.2) approximating to those of the tissues and body fluids. For routine purposes many of these nutrients are supplied by aqueous extracts of beef and peptone, which is a product of the digestion of protein. B.meat Broth can be used as a general-purpose nutrient medium and is also recommended for preparation of pure culture of Candida species for carrying out fermentation studies.