R2A agar (Reasoner's 2A agar) is a culture medium [1] developed to study bacteria which normally inhabit potable water. [2] These bacteria tend to be slow-growing species and would quickly be suppressed by faster-growing species on a richer culture medium. [3]
Since its development in 1985, [3] it has been found to allow the culturing of many other bacteria that will not readily grow on fuller, complex organic media.[ citation needed]
Typical composition (% w/v)
- Proteose peptone, 0.05%
- Casamino acids, 0.05%
- Yeast extract, 0.05%
- Dextrose, 0.05%
- Soluble starch, 0.05%
- Dipotassium phosphate, 0.03%
- Magnesium sulfate, 0.005%
- Sodium pyruvate, 0.03%
- Agar, 1.5%
Final pH 7.2 ± 0.2 @ 25 °C
References
- ^ van der Linde K, Lim BT, Rondeel JM, Antonissen LP, de Jong GM (October 1999). "Improved bacteriological surveillance of haemodialysis fluids: a comparison between Tryptic soy agar and Reasoner's 2A media". Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14 (10): 2433–7. doi: 10.1093/ndt/14.10.2433. PMID 10528669.
- ^ Sandle, T. (July 2004). "An approach for the reporting of microbiological results from water systems". PDA J Pharm Sci Technol. 58 (4): 231–7. PMID 15368993.
- ^ a b Reasoner DJ, EE Geldreich EE (Jan 1985). "A new medium for the enumeration and subculture of bacteria from potable water". Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 49 (1): 1–7. PMC 238333. PMID 3883894.