Middlebrook 7H10 agar
E271797
Middlebrook 7H10 agar is a defined solid growth medium commonly used in microbiology laboratories for the isolation and cultivation of Mycobacterium species, particularly Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Middlebrook 7H10 agar canonical | 9 |
| Middlebrook 7H11 agar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2504140 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Middlebrook 7H10 agar Context triple: [Mycobacterium tuberculosis, cultureMedium, Middlebrook 7H10 agar]
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A.
Penicillium chrysogenum
Penicillium chrysogenum is a species of filamentous fungus best known as the original industrial source of the antibiotic penicillin.
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B.
Nourse
Nourse is a surname and variant spelling of "Nurse," historically associated with English-speaking families and occasionally used as a place or business name.
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C.
Colwell
Colwell is a surname most notably associated with Rita R. Colwell, an influential American microbiologist and former director of the U.S. National Science Foundation.
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D.
Rousselia
Rousselia is a genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas.
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E.
Coliiformes
Coliiformes is an order of small, arboreal African birds known as mousebirds, characterized by soft plumage, long tails, and strong climbing abilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Middlebrook 7H10 agar Target entity description: Middlebrook 7H10 agar is a defined solid growth medium commonly used in microbiology laboratories for the isolation and cultivation of Mycobacterium species, particularly Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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A.
Penicillium chrysogenum
Penicillium chrysogenum is a species of filamentous fungus best known as the original industrial source of the antibiotic penicillin.
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B.
Nourse
Nourse is a surname and variant spelling of "Nurse," historically associated with English-speaking families and occasionally used as a place or business name.
-
C.
Colwell
Colwell is a surname most notably associated with Rita R. Colwell, an influential American microbiologist and former director of the U.S. National Science Foundation.
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D.
Rousselia
Rousselia is a genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas.
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E.
Coliiformes
Coliiformes is an order of small, arboreal African birds known as mousebirds, characterized by soft plumage, long tails, and strong climbing abilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defined medium
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microbiological growth medium ⓘ solid culture medium ⓘ |
| canBeSupplementedWith | antibiotics to inhibit contaminants ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
Lowenstein–Jensen medium
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Middlebrook 7H11 agar ⓘ |
| containsComponent |
L-asparagine
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agar ⓘ ammonium sulfate ⓘ citrate ⓘ copper sulfate ⓘ ferric ammonium citrate ⓘ glycerol ⓘ magnesium sulfate ⓘ phosphate buffer ⓘ potassium sulfate ⓘ sodium chloride ⓘ zinc sulfate ⓘ |
| cultureType | surface culture ⓘ |
| developedFor | mycobacterial culture ⓘ |
| hasAdvantage |
clear medium facilitating colony visualization
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shorter incubation time than Lowenstein–Jensen medium ⓘ |
| haspH | approximately 6.6 ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalState | solid ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
allows enumeration of colony-forming units
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chemically defined basal medium ⓘ supports discrete colony formation ⓘ |
| incubationAtmosphere | aerobic ⓘ |
| isStandardizedBy | commercial microbiological media manufacturers ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Middlebrook ⓘ |
| optimizedFor |
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
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slow-growing mycobacteria ⓘ |
| requiresSupplement |
OADC enrichment
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oleic acid–albumin–dextrose–catalase enrichment ⓘ |
| typicalIncubationTemperature | 35–37 °C ⓘ |
| typicalIncubationTimeForM_tuberculosis | 2–4 weeks ⓘ |
| usedBy |
public health laboratories
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tuberculosis reference laboratories ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cultivation of Mycobacterium species
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drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis ⓘ isolation of Mycobacterium species ⓘ isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis ⓘ primary isolation from clinical specimens ⓘ quantitative mycobacterial growth assays ⓘ subculture of mycobacterial isolates ⓘ |
| usedIn |
clinical microbiology laboratories
ⓘ
research microbiology laboratories ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Middlebrook 7H10 agar Description of subject: Middlebrook 7H10 agar is a defined solid growth medium commonly used in microbiology laboratories for the isolation and cultivation of Mycobacterium species, particularly Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Middlebrook 7H10 agar