Difco™ APT Media, BD

Supplier: BD CANADA MICROBIOLOGY CA

265430 265510
CA90003-778EA 254.15 CAD
CA90003-778 CA90003-780
Difco™ APT Media, BD
Media for Microbiology Dehydrated Media for Microbiology

APT Agar is used for cultivating heterofermentative lactobacilli and other organisms requiring high thiamine content.


  • Peptone is a source of carbon, nitrogen, vitamins, and minerals
  • Yeast extract supplies B-complex vitamins to stimulate growth
  • Dextrose is the carbohydrate
  • Polysorbate 80 is a source of fatty acids
  • Agar is the solidifying agent in APT Agar


The manganese chloride, magnesium sulfate, and ferrous sulfate provide ions used in replication by lactobacilli.


APT Broth is used for culturing Weissella viridescens ATCC 12706 used in the assay of thiamine. It is also used for cultivating heterofermentative lactobacilli and other organisms requiring high thiamine content.

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