A method for the preparation of solidified colloidal sulphur media.
The chemical reaction between tetrathionate and sulphide produces colloidal sulphur and thiosulphate. This reaction can be employed to prepare agar media containing thiosulphate and finely divided colloidal sulphur particles.
D000362:Agar; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D003102:Colloids; D006091:Gram-Negative Chemolithotrophic Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development; D013440:Sulfides; D013455:Sulfur; D013776:Tetrathionic Acid; D013885:Thiosulfates / Q000138:chemical synthesis
D003102:Colloids; D013440:Sulfides; D013885:Thiosulfates; D013455:Sulfur; D013776:Tetrathionic Acid; D000362:Agar