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---+++ LB: Lysogeny Broth / Luria-Bertani Medium (Miller)

_Rich media used for routine culture of E. coli and other bacteria at high cell densities._

Add dH<sub>2</sub>O to desired volume in an appropriate flask. Combine the following, making sure the components completely dissolve before adding the next:

|  *1L*  |  *6L*  |  *Component*  |
| 10 g | 60 g | Tryptone | 
| 5 g | 30 g | Yeast Extract |
| 10 g | 60 g | NaCl | 

If mixing up large batches and aliquoting, be sure to add exact volumes to final media bottles so that they will be ready for addition of antibiotic to known concentrations. For 1L bottles, add 500 ml of LB to each. Each liter of LB makes 2 bottles. Autoclave. 

*This recipe is from Miller JH. (1992) A Short Course in Bacterial Genetics. CSHL Press. Handbook Unit 25.5.* 

Note: Be aware that (1) there are several other formulations that may be called LB but vary the amount of NaCl. Using the wrong one can cause large changes in growth. (2) LB was originally supposed to stand for "Lysogeny Broth" and you may also see it called "Luria Broth" ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysogeny_broth][more about this]]).

Expected results: _E. coli_ strains grow to 5&times;10<sup>9</sup> cells/ml final density in LB.

Variant: 0.1&times;LB is made with 1 g Tryptone, 0.5 g Yeast Extract, and 10 g NaCl per liter. (It is 0.1&times; in the nutrients, but *not* the salt!)

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