Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Mineral salts pyridone broth is a selective medium for bacteria that can metabolize pyridone (which is an unusual carbon source that only a select few types of bacteria can use). This medium is used to isolate bacteria belonging to the Arthrobacter genus among other bacteria genera. Mineral Salts Pyridone Broth INGREDIENT g/L Na2HPO4 1.6 KHH2PO4 21.0 (NHH4)2SOO4 2.6 MgSOSO4*7H2O 0.1 Pyridone (Sole C source) 2.0 This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.