title: Bacteroides species: maintenance of laboratory strains.
abstract: A medium composed of blood agar base (40 g/liter), yeast extract (5 g/liter), and cysteine hydrochloride (0.05 g/liter), completely filling screw-cap tubes (13 by 100 mm), can keep Bacteroides species alive for at least 10 months without refrigeration.
mesh_terms: D000362:Agar; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000254:growth & development*; D001769:Blood; D003470:Culture Media; D011309:Preservation, Biological; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D000362:Agar