Summary
Alternative name: McConkey's Broth
Box of MacConkey's Broth with Durham Tubes (double strength). Contains 12, 10mL bottles, 1956. Used in the making of MacConkey's agar - a culture medium for Gram-negative bacteria. Produced by Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) Limited, Parkville, Victoria.
Physical Description
Yellow oblong cardboard box, containing 12 glass bottles, each containing dark coloured liquid and a submerged glass tube.
Significance
Example of tissue culture medium produced by CSL
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Acquisition Information
Donation from CSL Ltd (Commonwealth Serum Laboratories), 24 Mar 2004
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Maker
CSL Ltd (Commonwealth Serum Laboratories), 45 Poplar Road, Parkville, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Jan 1956
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Inscriptions
Text on box: COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH/MEDIA/MacCONKEY'S BROTH/(Double Strength)/Contents: Set of 12 x 10 ml./Batch No. 5291/FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY/THIS PACKAGE MUST BE STORED IN A COOL, DARK PLACE/Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, Melbourne, Australia.
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Overall Dimensions
13.5 cm (Length), 10.6 cm (Width), 10.3 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Bacteriology, Laboratory Apparatus & Equipment, Tissue Culture Equipment
