title: Improved enumeration of Streptomyces spp. on a starch casein salt medium.
abstract: Well-formed Streptomyces colonies were counted more rapidly when a starch casein medium containing antibiotics was supplemented with either magnesium chloride or additional sodium chloride.
mesh_terms: D002364:Caseins; D003470:Culture Media; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D013213:Starch; D013302:Streptomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D002364:Caseins; D003470:Culture Media; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D013213:Starch