Lowenstein Jensen Medium Base w/o Starch 100G

Lowenstein Jensen Medium w/o Starch is recommended for susceptibility testing of Mycobacteria with addition of antitubercular drugs. It is recommended for resistance testing by WHO. Lowenstein-Jensen (L-J) Medium without potato starch with drugs incorporated before inspissation is the modification of the International Union Against Tuberculosis (IUAT). Malachite green serves as an inhibitor and also as a pH indicator.Typical Mycobacterium tuberculosis appears granular, rough, warty and dry friable colonies.