Name : LOWENSTEIN JENSEN WITH GLYCEROL
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Description : Lowenstein - Jensen Medium is used with fresh egg and glycerol for the isolation and differentiation of Mycobacterium species. The use of egg-based media for primary isolation of mycobacterium has two significant advantages. First, egg-based media support a wide variety of mycobacterium. Second, growth of mycobacterium on egg media can be used for niacin testing.