BSK-H Medium Base is recommended for the cultivation of Borrelia burgdorferi. This medium is complex mixture of different amino acids, vitamins and growth factors which are required for the growth of Borrelia and Spirochaete , it is enriched with bovine albumin and rabbit serum. Peptone, special serves as nitrogen source while glucose as energy source. Cholesterol incorporated in the medium acts as source of lipid.
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