lysogeny broth

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lysogeny broth

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The medium was invented by microbial geneticist Giuseppe Bertani, who published his formula in a 1951 paper on lysogeny.

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no plural A nutritionally rich culture medium primarily used for the growth of bacteria. Lysogeny broth was formulated by Giusseppe^([sic]) Bertani in 1951 to optimize Shigella growth, but has since become the standard for growing many microbial cultures [19].
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noun culture medium used for the growth of bacteria

Français	milieu LB
Deutsch	LB-Medium

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@misc{lysogeny_broth_2026,
  title = {lysogeny broth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lysogeny%20broth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}