Simmon Citrate Medium - Composition and bacteria Cultured

Simmon Citrate Midium:

Composition:
1. Mineral Salt solution (bactor agar)
2. Bactro-bron thymol blue (indicator)

Container:
Test tube.

Colour:
1. Green before reaction
2. Blue after reaction

Consistency:
Liquid medium

Bacteria cultured:
It is used to demonstrate citrate utilization by; Klebsiella and Proteus species.

Important Culture Media:

a) Nutrient agar

b) Blood agar

c)Chocolate agar

d)McConkey's Medium

e) Lowenstein Jensen (LJ) medium

f) Loeffler's Coagulated Medium

g) Robertson's cooked meat medium

h) Triple sugar iron (TSI) medium

i) Christensen's Urea Medium

j) Simmon Citrate Medium

k) Peptone Water

l) Nutrient Broth

m) Sugar Media.