| Term |
Explanation |
| Bacto |
Tradename of Difco Laboratories, Detroit, MI, USA. Difco
produces microbiological media and related materials. |
| Bacto A-1 medium |
Used for detecting fecal coliforms. Tryptone, lactose,
NaCl, Salicin, Triton X-100; pH 6.9 |
| BAGG broth |
Buffered Azide Glucose Glycerol broth. For growing fecal
streptococci. |
| Balamuth medium |
Medium prepared by method reported by Balamuth, for culturing
Entamoeba histolytica. Aqueous
extract of egg yolk and liver. |
| BBL |
Baltimore Biological Laboratories: manufacturer of microbiological
media |
| BCG |
Brom Cresol Green |
| BCP-D agar |
Brom Cresol Purple Desoxycholate agar For isolating Gram-negative
enteric bacilli. |
| BCYE-alpha |
Medium for Legionella. Contains CYE, ACES buffer, and alpha-ketoglutarate.
|
| Beer |
Generally, a fermented grain mash; also a beverage |
| BES |
N,N-bis[2-hydroxyethyl]-2-aminoethane-sulfonic acid; Buffer
for pH range 6.4-7.8 |
| BG |
Brilliant Green. Used in media for isolating Salmonella.
|
| BGB |
Brilliant Green Bile (agar, broth). For detection of coliforms.
|
| BHI |
Brain Heart Infusion |
| Bicine |
N,N-bis[2-hydroxyethyl]glycine; Buffer for pH range 7.6-9.0
|
| BIGGY Agar |
Growth medium with Bismuth sulfite, Glycine, Glucose and
Yeast (Nickerson Agar). For isolating and culturing Candida species. Also BiGGY. |
| Bis-Tris |
bis[2-hydroxyethyl]-imino-tris[hydroxymethyl]methane; buffer
for pH range 5.8-7.2 |
| Bis-Tris propane |
1,3-bis[tris-(hydroxymethyl)-methylamino]propane; buffer
for pH range 6.3-9.5. |
| Blendor |
A device which homogenizes samples with a rotating blade
running at very high speed; e. g., a Waring blendor. |
| Bordet Gengou agar |
Described by Bordet and Gengou, 1906; for cultivating Bordetella
pertussis (pathogen of whooping cough) |
| Brain Heart CC agar |
Contains infusions of calf brains and beef hearts, peptone,
destrose, NaCl, Na2HPO4, agar, chloramphenicol,
and cycloheximide (Actidione ®). For culturing pathogenic fungi. |
| BSS |
Balanced Salt Solution |
| BTB |
Brom Thymol Blue. Used in media for isolating pathogenic
streptococci. |
| Butt |
A culture tube in which an agar medium has solidified while
the tube was held upright (vertical) |
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