A CULTURE MEDIUM FOR IN-VITRO CULTIVATION OF MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE (M. LEPRAE).

摘要

A culture medium for in-vitro cultivation of Mycobacterium leprae (M. Leprae) comprising: a)Solid phase comprising Lowenstein- Jensen medium, b) Liquid phase comprising a stock solution of Middlebrook 7H9, Middlebrook Growth Supplement, thyroxine, glycerol and a mixture of an antifungal agents and antibiotics. The culture medium as claimed in Claim 1, wherein said antibiotic is selected from chloramphenicol and aminoglycosides such as gentamicin, amikacin and the like.