it is important to maintain them because most bacterias die at high temperature and more pH and fail to grow in low temperature and pH.
therefore the ideal pH and temperature for their growth is 7 and 37 degrees respectively.
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Adding pH buffers to microbiological media helps maintain a stable pH level, which is critical for the growth and survival of microorganisms. Fluctuations in pH can inhibit the growth of certain organisms or cause changes in their metabolism. Buffers help ensure a consistent environment for microbial growth and reproducibility of experimental results.
pH buffers is important because it prevents the pH of a solution from changing drastically.
Buffers are added to systems in order to resist any minor changes in pH. EDTA is an acid, (ethylene diamine tetracetic acid), and so a buffer is used in order to maintain a certain pH even after the EDTA is added.
One way to remedy the effect of pH change due to sterilization is to buffer the solution. Buffers resist changes in pH and can help maintain the desired pH level. Another approach could be to add a small amount of acid or base to adjust the pH back to the desired level. Regular monitoring of pH during and after sterilization can also help in detecting and addressing any changes promptly.
Tributyrin agar media is composed of tributyrin as the main carbon source, agar as the solidifying agent, and water. Tributyrin is a triglyceride consisting of three butyrate molecules attached to a glycerol backbone. This media is often used for the selective growth of bacteria that can hydrolyze or metabolize tributyrin.
Normally, when HCl is added to a solution, pH decreases by a large factor. However, because a buffer solution is a weak acid, the effect on the pH on the solution will be considerably less. To understand why, see http://michele.usc.edu/java/acidbase/acidbase.html
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