Council Directive 93/85/EECShow full title

Council Directive 93/85/EEC of 4 October 1993 on the control of potato ring rot

[F1NCP-88 medium U.K.
Nutrient agar (Difco) 23 g
Yeast extract (Difco) 2 g
D-mannitol 5 g
K 2 HPO 4 2 g
KH 2 PO 4 0,5 g
MgSO 4 .7H 2 O 0,25 g
Distilled water 1,0 L

Dissolve ingredients, adjust pH to 7,2. After autoclaving and cooling down to 50 °C, add the following antibiotics: Polymyxin B sulphate (Sigma) 0,003 g, nalidixic acid (Sigma) 0,008 g, Cycloheximide (Sigma) 0,2 g.

Dissolve antibiotics in stock solutions as follows: nalidixic acid in 0,01 M NaOH, cycloheximide in 50 % ethanol, polymyxin B sulphate in distilled water. Stock solutions are filter-sterilized.

Note: U.K.

Durability of basal medium is three months. After antibiotics are added durability is one month when stored refrigerated.]