Tryptone 10 g Glucose 5 ml K3PO4.3H2O 5 g Yeast extract 5 ml Agar 18 g Distilled water 1000 ml Sterilize at 118°C for 15 min. Cool to 50°C, add aseptically the cysteine solution*. Mix well and pour into sterile Petri dishes. *Cysteine solution: Cysteine.HCl (10% solution) 5 ml Kanavit 1 ml Filter through sterile bacteriologic filter.