Eaton's agar

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Eaton's agar is a type of agar media used to grow Mycoplasma pneumoniae , which was originally called "Eaton's agent" after its isolation by Monroe Eaton in 1944. [1] [2]

One recipe for the cultivation of M. pneumoniae (Eaton's agar) includes (v/v): [3]

The original recipe by Chanock, Hayflick, and Barile included 500 units/mL penicillin. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Eaton MD, Meiklejohn G, van Herick W (June 1944). "Studies on the etiology of primary atypical pneumonia: A filterable agent transmissible to cotton rats, hamsters, and chick embryos". The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 79 (6): 649–668. doi:10.1084/jem.79.6.649. PMC   2135382 . PMID   19871393.
  2. ↑ Marmion, B. P. (1 March 1990). "Eaton Agent — Science and Scientific Acceptance: A Historical Commentary". Clinical Infectious Diseases. 12 (2): 338–353. doi:10.1093/clinids/12.2.338.
  3. ↑ Dajani AS, Clyde WA, Denny FW (1965). "Experimental infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Eaton's agent)". The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 121 (6): 1071–1086. doi:10.1084/jem.121.6.1071. PMC   2138014 . PMID   14319403.
  4. ↑ CHANOCK, RM; HAYFLICK, L; BARILE, MF (15 January 1962). "Growth on artificial medium of an agent associated with atypical pneumonia and its identification as a PPLO". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 48 (1): 41–9. doi:10.1073/pnas.48.1.41. PMID   13878126.


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