APT BROTH

Description

APT (All purpose Tween 80) Broth is formulated as per Evans and Niven for cultivation and maintenance of Lactobacillus viridescens ATCC 12706 used in the microbiological assay of thiamine. APT Broth is recommended for the cultivation of hetero fermentative lactic acid bacteria requiring high thiamine content. The composition of APT Broth is similar to APT Agar, which is formulated as recommended by APHA for the microbiological examination of cured meats, souerkraut, except agar. APT Broth is used for growing Weissella viridescens ATCC 12706 (formerly Lactobacillus viridescens) and also for preparing the inoculum for thiamine assay.