Starkey's Sulphate Reducing Agar Base is recommended for the cultivation and enumeration of sulphate reducing bacteria.The Agar plates should be used within 1 or at most 4 hours after solidification, to prevent saturation with oxygen. To prevent moisture condensation on Petri dish covers, replace covers with sterile absorbent tops within 10-15 minutes after solidification. Maintain the anaerobic conditions properly and incubate at room temperature. The typical growth of sulphate reducing bacteria than occurs as blackening around the colonies within 2-7 days.
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