SKIM MILK

Skim milk powder is used for the demonstration of coagulation and proteolysis of casein. SM powder is sometimes used as a complete medium or as an ingredient in other media used for propagation of organisms occurring in milk products like Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Corynebacterium diphtheriae etc. Addition of SM powder to any nutrient-rich medium creates favorable conditions for growth of organisms, which are found in milk. The number of bacteria isolated thus is more than the number of organisms isolated on a regular medium.

for cultivation of dairy organisms and di?erentiation of Clostridium species