Middlebrook 7H11 Agar

{{Short description|Growth medium used to culture Mycobacterium species}}

Middlebrook 7H11 agar is identical to Middlebrook 7H10 agar, with an addition of pancreatic digest of casein to facilitate the growth of fastidious cultures of M. tuberculosis.Cohn, M.L., et al. 1968. Am. Rev. Respir. Dis.; 98:295

Mycobactin J may also be added to Middlebrook 7H11 agar to allow the recovery of M. genavense.{{cite journal |last=Coyle |first=M. |year=1992 |title=Laboratory aspects of "Mycobacterium genavense," a proposed species isolated from AIDS patients |journal=Journal of Clinical Microbiology |volume=30 |issue=12 |pages=3206–3212 |doi=10.1128/jcm.30.12.3206-3212.1992 |pmid=1280652 |pmc=270629|display-authors=etal}}