title: Survival of anaerobic bacteria in various thioglycolate and chopped meat broth formulations.
abstract: Three commercially available formulations of thioglycolate broth and of chopped meat broth were evaluated for their abilities to maintain the viabilities of 32 strains of anaerobic bacteria during a period of 8 weeks. While thioglycolate broth supported the initial (48-h) growth of all strains tested, approximately half of the strains died off within 4 weeks. Chopped meat broths maintained the viabilities of almost all cultures during the test period.
mesh_terms: D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000254:growth & development*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003470:Culture Media; D008460:Meat; D013864:Thioglycolates
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D013864:Thioglycolates