Evaluation of liquid media for growth of Helicobacter pylori. 1991

M Shahamat, and U E Mai, and C Paszko-Kolva, and H Yamamoto, and R R Colwell
Department of Microbiology, University of Maryland, College Park 20742.

Helicobacter pylori has routinely been isolated and grown on solid media. Recently, we have succeeded in obtaining growth of this organism in several liquid media in large volumes, including tryptic soy broth, Mueller-Hinton broth, brucella broth, brain heart infusion broth, and Columbia broth. Growth was tested in the media with and without supplementation. Growth was obtained after incubation under microaerobic conditions and with CO2 enrichment. Growth in a stationary system versus that in an agitated system was evaluated. Results from these experiments show that H. pylori can be grown in any of the liquid media tested except buffered yeast extract-alpha-ketoglutarate if serum is added. No growth was observed on buffered yeast extract-alpha-ketoglutarate even with serum and other supplementation. Growth of H. pylori in most of the liquid media with supplements was improved if the culture was incubated in a CO2 atmosphere. The findings reported here may be useful in clinical, industrial, and research laboratories that require harvests of large quantities of H. pylori cells.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002245 Carbon Dioxide A colorless, odorless gas that can be formed by the body and is necessary for the respiration cycle of plants and animals. Carbonic Anhydride,Anhydride, Carbonic,Dioxide, Carbon
D003470 Culture Media Any liquid or solid preparation made specifically for the growth, storage, or transport of microorganisms or other types of cells. The variety of media that exist allow for the culturing of specific microorganisms and cell types, such as differential media, selective media, test media, and defined media. Solid media consist of liquid media that have been solidified with an agent such as AGAR or GELATIN. Media, Culture
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015169 Colony Count, Microbial Enumeration by direct count of viable, isolated bacterial, archaeal, or fungal CELLS or SPORES capable of growth on solid CULTURE MEDIA. The method is used routinely by environmental microbiologists for quantifying organisms in AIR; FOOD; and WATER; by clinicians for measuring patients' microbial load; and in antimicrobial drug testing. Agar Dilution Count,Colony-Forming Units Assay, Microbial,Fungal Count,Pour Plate Count,Spore Count,Spread Plate Count,Streak Plate Count,Colony Forming Units Assay, Microbial,Colony Forming Units Assays, Microbial,Agar Dilution Counts,Colony Counts, Microbial,Count, Agar Dilution,Count, Fungal,Count, Microbial Colony,Count, Pour Plate,Count, Spore,Count, Spread Plate,Count, Streak Plate,Counts, Agar Dilution,Counts, Fungal,Counts, Microbial Colony,Counts, Pour Plate,Counts, Spore,Counts, Spread Plate,Counts, Streak Plate,Dilution Count, Agar,Dilution Counts, Agar,Fungal Counts,Microbial Colony Count,Microbial Colony Counts,Pour Plate Counts,Spore Counts,Spread Plate Counts,Streak Plate Counts
D016480 Helicobacter pylori A spiral bacterium active as a human gastric pathogen. It is a gram-negative, urease-positive, curved or slightly spiral organism initially isolated in 1982 from patients with lesions of gastritis or peptic ulcers in Western Australia. Helicobacter pylori was originally classified in the genus CAMPYLOBACTER, but RNA sequencing, cellular fatty acid profiles, growth patterns, and other taxonomic characteristics indicate that the micro-organism should be included in the genus HELICOBACTER. It has been officially transferred to Helicobacter gen. nov. (see Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989 Oct;39(4):297-405). Campylobacter pylori,Campylobacter pylori subsp. pylori,Campylobacter pyloridis,Helicobacter nemestrinae

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