BIOCHEM PLATE COUNT AGAR PCA

Ingredients : gms/lit.
Tryptone 5.00
Yeast extract 2.50
Dextrose(Glucose) 1.00
Agar 15.00
Final pH (at 25°C) : 7.0 + 0.2

Principle : Plate count agar contains trytone provides nitrogeneous and carbonaceous compounds, long chain amino acids, and other essential nutrients. Yeast extract supplies Vitamin B complex. Dextrose is a source of fermentable carbohydrate (energy source).