Overview
- External ontology
- mediadive.medium:1078 (source link unavailable) — FRIIS MEDIUM
- Applications
-
- Microbial cultivation
- pH
- 7.4
- Notes
- Source: DSMZ | Link: https://www.dsmz.de/microorganisms/medium/pdf/DSMZ_Medium1078.pdf Commercial Product: Brain Heart Infusion Supplier: Difco/BD Catalog: 237500 Source: https://microbenotes.com/brain-heart-infusion-bhi-agar/ Accessed: 2026-03-28 Constituent composition researched from product specification.
Composition
flowchart LR
CultureMech_000512["friis_medium"]
ing0_Calf_brains["Calf brains"]
CultureMech_000512 --> ing0_Calf_brains
ing1_Beef_heart["Beef heart"]
CultureMech_000512 --> ing1_Beef_heart
ing2_Proteose_peptone["Proteose peptone"]
CultureMech_000512 --> ing2_Proteose_peptone
ing3_Dextrose["Dextrose"]
CultureMech_000512 --> ing3_Dextrose
CHEBI_17634["CHEBI:17634"]
ing3_Dextrose -.-> CHEBI_17634
ing4_Sodium_chloride["Sodium chloride"]
CultureMech_000512 --> ing4_Sodium_chloride
CHEBI_26710["CHEBI:26710"]
ing4_Sodium_chloride -.-> CHEBI_26710
ing5_Disodium_phosphate["Disodium phosphate"]
CultureMech_000512 --> ing5_Disodium_phosphate
CHEBI_34683["CHEBI:34683"]
ing5_Disodium_phosphate -.-> CHEBI_34683
ing6_PPLO_broth["PPLO broth"]
CultureMech_000512 --> ing6_PPLO_broth
ing7_Porcine_serum["Porcine serum"]
CultureMech_000512 --> ing7_Porcine_serum
ing8_Yeast_extract["Yeast extract"]
CultureMech_000512 --> ing8_Yeast_extract
ing9_Phenol_red["Phenol red"]
CultureMech_000512 --> ing9_Phenol_red
CHEBI_31991["CHEBI:31991"]
ing9_Phenol_red -.-> CHEBI_31991
ing10_NaCl["NaCl"]
CultureMech_000512 --> ing10_NaCl
ing10_NaCl -.-> CHEBI_26710
ing11_KCl["KCl"]
CultureMech_000512 --> ing11_KCl
CHEBI_32588["CHEBI:32588"]
ing11_KCl -.-> CHEBI_32588
ing12_MgSO4_x_7_H2O["MgSO4 x 7 H2O"]
CultureMech_000512 --> ing12_MgSO4_x_7_H2O
CHEBI_31795["CHEBI:31795"]
ing12_MgSO4_x_7_H2O -.-> CHEBI_31795
ing13_MgCl2_x_6_H2O["MgCl2 x 6 H2O"]
CultureMech_000512 --> ing13_MgCl2_x_6_H2O
CHEBI_86345["CHEBI:86345"]
ing13_MgCl2_x_6_H2O -.-> CHEBI_86345
ing14_CaCl2["CaCl2"]
CultureMech_000512 --> ing14_CaCl2
CHEBI_3312["CHEBI:3312"]
ing14_CaCl2 -.-> CHEBI_3312
ing15_Na2HPO4_x_2_H2O["Na2HPO4 x 2 H2O"]
CultureMech_000512 --> ing15_Na2HPO4_x_2_H2O
CHEBI_91258["CHEBI:91258"]
ing15_Na2HPO4_x_2_H2O -.-> CHEBI_91258
ing16_KH2PO4["KH2PO4"]
CultureMech_000512 --> ing16_KH2PO4
CHEBI_63036["CHEBI:63036"]
ing16_KH2PO4 -.-> CHEBI_63036
Ingredients (17)
| # | Ingredient | Concentration | Ontology | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Calf brains
Difco/BD Brain Heart Infusion 237500
|
variable VARIABLE |
UBERON:0000955
brain
|
infusion from 200 g/L; Tissue infusion - source material is calf brain tissue; Constituent of Brain Heart Infusion commercial product |
| 2 |
Beef heart
Difco/BD Brain Heart Infusion 237500
|
variable VARIABLE |
UBERON:0000948
heart
|
infusion from 250 g/L; Tissue infusion - source material is beef/ox heart tissue; Constituent of Brain Heart Infusion commercial product |
| 3 |
Proteose peptone
Difco/BD Brain Heart Infusion 237500
|
10.0 G_PER_L |
MICRO:0000180 (source link unavailable)
proteose peptone
|
Enzymatic digest of animal protein providing amino acids and peptides; Constituent of Brain Heart Infusion commercial product |
| 4 |
Dextrose
C6H12O6 180.156 g/mol
Difco/BD Brain Heart Infusion 237500
|
2.0 G_PER_L |
CHEBI:17634
D-glucose
|
Carbon/energy source; Constituent of Brain Heart Infusion commercial product |
| 5 |
Sodium chloride
Cl.Na 58.443 g/mol
Difco/BD Brain Heart Infusion 237500
|
5.0 G_PER_L |
CHEBI:26710
sodium chloride
|
Maintains osmotic equilibrium; Constituent of Brain Heart Infusion commercial product |
| 6 |
Disodium phosphate
HO4P.2Na 141.958 g/mol
Difco/BD Brain Heart Infusion 237500
|
2.5 G_PER_L |
CHEBI:34683
disodium hydrogenphosphate
|
pH buffer (final pH 7.4 ± 0.2); Constituent of Brain Heart Infusion commercial product |
| 7 | PPLO broth | 5.40373 G_PER_L | ||
| 8 | Porcine serum | 30 G_PER_L | ||
| 9 | Yeast extract | 0.83 G_PER_L | ||
| 10 |
Phenol red
C19H14O5S 354.383 g/mol
|
0.00133 G_PER_L |
CHEBI:31991
phenol red
|
|
| 11 |
NaCl
Cl.Na 58.443 g/mol
|
160 G_PER_L |
CHEBI:26710
sodium chloride
|
|
| 12 |
KCl
Cl.K 74.551 g/mol
|
8 G_PER_L |
CHEBI:32588
potassium chloride
|
|
| 13 |
MgSO4 x 7 H2O
7H2O.Mg.O4S 246.473 g/mol
|
2 G_PER_L |
CHEBI:31795
magnesium sulfate heptahydrate
|
|
| 14 |
MgCl2 x 6 H2O
2Cl.6H2O.Mg 203.301 g/mol
|
2 G_PER_L |
CHEBI:86345
magnesium dichloride hexahydrate
|
|
| 15 |
CaCl2
Ca.2Cl 110.984 g/mol
|
3.7 G_PER_L |
CHEBI:3312
calcium dichloride
|
|
| 16 |
Na2HPO4 x 2 H2O
2H2O.HO4P.2Na 177.988 g/mol
|
3 G_PER_L |
CHEBI:91258
disodium hydrogenphosphate dihydrate
|
|
| 17 |
KH2PO4
H2O4P.K 136.084 g/mol
|
1.2 G_PER_L |
CHEBI:63036
potassium dihydrogen phosphate
|
Preparation
- Adjust to pH 7.4.
- After autoclaving add:
- 25 ml solution 1 (4 g NaCl, 0.2 g KCl, 0.05 g MgSO4 x 7 H2O, 0.05 g MgCl2 x 6 H2O dissolved in 25 ml distilled water; then 0.0925 g CaCl2 added and dissolved) and 25 ml of solution 2 (0.075 g Na2HPO4 x 2 H2O, 0.03 g KH2PO4 dissolved in 25 ml distilled water) are autoclaved separately and then combined with 450 ml sterile H2O.
Target organisms
No target organisms are recorded.
Provenance
| Timestamp | Curator | Action | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-26T17:53:13.312522Z | mediadive-import | Imported from MediaDive | Source: DSMZ, ID: 1078 |
| 2026-03-13T06:18:55.963361Z | culturemech-id-assigner-v1.0 | Assigned CultureMech ID | Assigned stable identifier: CultureMech:000512 |
| 2026-03-17T06:30:40.000000Z | mediaingredientmech-enrichment-v1.0 | Added MediaIngredientMech links | Linked ingredients to MediaIngredientMech identifiers |
| 2026-03-17T19:45:06.987798+00:00 | normalize_media_names_to_snake_case.py | NAME_NORMALIZED | Normalized name from "FRIIS MEDIUM" to "friis_medium" for consistent matching |
| 2026-06-05T07:41:05.544761+00:00 | mim-legacy-to-chebi-migration-v1.0 | Refreshed legacy MediaIngredientMech links to CHEBI keying | Replaced 8 legacy mediaingredientmech_term link(s) with mediaingredientmech_chebi_term (id-safe: ingredient's own CHEBI + label). MIM deprecated the MediaIngredientMech:NNNNNN id scheme. |
| 2026-06-10T07:46:58.826996+00:00 | primary-term-label-canonicalization-v1.0 | Canonicalized primary term label to OBO canonical (OAK) | 1 primary term(s); ingredient name resolved by OAK sqlite:obo:chebi. |