TRYPTONE GLUCOSE YEAST EXTRACT AGAR (VEG.)

Description

These media are prepared by using Veg hydrolysate which is free from BSE/TSE risks associated with animal based peptones. Tryptone Glucose Yeast Extract Agar was originally developed by Bowers and Hucker which they called as Tryptone Glucose Skim Milk Agar. Later on it was modified to the present composition for the cultivation and enumeration of bacteria in air, water, milk and dairy products. Various authors have studied different aspects of this medium like study of thermophilic bacteria in milk, influence of incubation temperature etc. It is used as a standard medium for the bacteriological plate count of milk and dairy products.