Overview
- External ontology
- TOGO:M2957 — Mueller-Hinton (MH; Difco) agar
- Applications
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- Microbial cultivation
- Synonyms
-
- {'name': 'mueller_hinton_broth', 'source': 'TOGO', 'source_id': 'TOGO:M2984', 'original_category': 'bacterial'}
- Notes
- Source: https://togomedium.org/medium/M2957 Commercial Product: Mueller-Hinton Agar Supplier: Multiple suppliers (BD, Sigma-Aldrich, HiMedia) Catalog: BD 211443, Sigma 70191 Source: https://microbenotes.com/mueller-hinton-agar/ Accessed: 2026-03-28 Constituent composition researched from product specification.
Composition
flowchart LR
CultureMech_009481["mueller_hinton_mh_difco_agar"]
ing0_Beef_extract["Beef extract"]
CultureMech_009481 --> ing0_Beef_extract
ing1_Acid_hydrolysate_of_casein["Acid hydrolysate of casein"]
CultureMech_009481 --> ing1_Acid_hydrolysate_of_casein
ing2_Starch["Starch"]
CultureMech_009481 --> ing2_Starch
CHEBI_28017["CHEBI:28017"]
ing2_Starch -.-> CHEBI_28017
ing3_Agar["Agar"]
CultureMech_009481 --> ing3_Agar
CHEBI_2509["CHEBI:2509"]
ing3_Agar -.-> CHEBI_2509
Ingredients (4)
| # | Ingredient | Concentration | Ontology | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Beef extract
Multiple suppliers (BD, Sigma-Aldrich, HiMedia) Mueller-Hinton Agar BD 211443, Sigma 70191
|
2.0 G_PER_L |
FOODON:03302088
beef extract
|
Aqueous beef extract providing nutrients and growth factors; Constituent of Mueller-Hinton Agar commercial product |
| 2 |
Acid hydrolysate of casein
Multiple suppliers (BD, Sigma-Aldrich, HiMedia) Mueller-Hinton Agar BD 211443, Sigma 70191
|
17.5 G_PER_L |
MICRO:0001366 (source link unavailable)
casein hydrolysate
|
Casein enzymatic hydrolysate, provides amino acids and peptides. Low PABA and thymine content critical for sulfonamide/trimethoprim testing; Constituent of Mueller-Hinton Agar commercial product |
| 3 |
Starch
Multiple suppliers (BD, Sigma-Aldrich, HiMedia) Mueller-Hinton Agar BD 211443, Sigma 70191
|
1.5 G_PER_L |
CHEBI:28017
starch
|
Acts as protective colloid and absorbs toxic metabolites released from bacteria; Constituent of Mueller-Hinton Agar commercial product |
| 4 |
Agar
Multiple suppliers (BD, Sigma-Aldrich, HiMedia) Mueller-Hinton Agar BD 211443, Sigma 70191
|
17.0 G_PER_L |
CHEBI:2509
agar
|
Solidifying agent; Constituent of Mueller-Hinton Agar commercial product |
Target organisms
No target organisms are recorded.
Provenance
Merged from 2 source records.
- TOGO_M2984_Mueller-Hinton_broth (CultureMech:009505)
- mueller_hinton_mh_difco_agar (CultureMech:009481)
| Timestamp | Curator | Action | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-27T06:35:57.424073Z | togo-import | Imported from TOGO Medium | Source: TOGO, ID: M2957 |
| 2026-03-13T06:20:06.347844Z | culturemech-id-assigner-v1.0 | Assigned CultureMech ID | Assigned stable identifier: CultureMech:009481 |
| 2026-03-17T19:46:25.330797+00:00 | normalize_media_names_to_snake_case.py | NAME_NORMALIZED | Normalized name from "Mueller-Hinton (MH; Difco) agar" to "mueller_hinton_mh_difco_agar" for consistent matching |
| 2026-05-17T07:07:33.023679+00:00 | cleanup_residual_errors.py | CLEANUP_RESIDUAL_ERRORS | R01_flatten_synonym_text=2 |
| 2026-08-06T03:05:14.177949+00:00 | recipe-merger | Merged 2 duplicate recipes into canonical record | Sources: TOGO_M2984_Mueller-Hinton_broth, mueller_hinton_mh_difco_agar |
| 2026-08-06T03:05:14.177975+00:00 | merge_recipes.py | MERGED_RECIPES | merged 2 source recipe(s) on fingerprint 74d59ef2c52d2d4e66d596ad8d3aa3cc88552c4ca5b27793547dd98e6e330567 |