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Tomato juice medium

I am having trouble growing Lactobacillus helveticus in a tomato juice medium. Here is the formula that I am currently using for 400ml: Triptone 4g yeast extract 4g 80ml of filtrated tomato juice What might be the problem?

Experiment: Bacterial cell culture media Lactobacillus helveticus

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The reason you are having trouble is the pH of the tomato juice. Adjusting your pH to < 5 should be enough

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