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Table 4 Chemical composition of brothsa and pig and calf sera: mean and standard deviation (SD) (n = 3 batches)a

From: Impact of growth matrix on pharmacodynamics of antimicrobial drugs for pig pneumonia pathogens

Matrix

Total protein (g/L)

Albumin (g/L)

Globulin (g/L)

Sodium (mmol/L)

Potassium (mmol/L)

Calcium (mmol/L)

Magnesium (mmol/L)

Chloride (mmol/L)

Inorganic phosphorus

(mmol/L)

Urea (mmol/L)

Creatinine (μmol/L)

Glucose (mmol/L)

Iron (μmol/L)

Unsaturated Iron Binding Capacity (μmol/L)

Porcine serum

79.3

40.3

39.0

153

7.13

2.59

0.98

115

2.82

4.67

139

5.47

19.1

78.00

SD

2.20

0.17

2.03

4.4

0.06

0.14

0.09

8.96

0.61

3.35

5.5

0.84

0.15

0.36

Bovine serum

74.3

38.1

37.1

148

7.07

2.55

1.00

108

3.28

5.23

149

4.43

22.2

71.00

SD

3.65

2.11

1.31

15.4

1.04

0.55

0.17

7.55

0.98

0.60

9.9

0.29

0.61

0.43

MHB

3.23

0.00

3.23

125

2.49

0.13

0.23

99.23

2.55

0.93

61.3

2.57

9.47

-6.90

SD

0.12

0.00

0.12

0.2

0.01

0.02

0.00

0.32

0.03

0.06

2.31

0.06

0.15

0.44

CAMHB

4.10

0.07

4.03

127

2.87

5.21

4.20

117

2.96

2.97

83.3

2.57

9.53

-7.20

SD

0.44

0.06

0.46

11.5

0.21

2.14

1.68

5.29

0.34

0.64

2.08

0.25

0.17

1.24

CB

12.6

0.10

12.5

130

14.58

0.22

1.41

112

4.99

2.90

217

12.90

63.9

-56.50

SD

0.20

0.00

0.20

0.1

0.01

0.01

0.02

0.26

0.02

0.10

2.31

0.00

0.62

1.74

BHI

9.67

0.10

9.57

168

10.01

0.13

0.25

123

6.86

5.97

418

10.20

7.50

-3.17

SD

0.21

0.00

0.21

0.2

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.56

0.07

0.06

3.61

0.20

0.10

1.11

TSB

9.07

0.10

9.00

118

9.56

0.05

0.18

79.33

4.85

2.17

260

11.77

6.86

-2.20

SD

0.06

0.06

0.10

0.1

0.01

0.02

0.00

0.06

0.02

0.06

1.53

0.15

0.25

1.74

VFM

11.4

0.87

10.5

132

38.73

0.33

1.16

104

14.31

4.87

198

3.40

25.9

-3.00

SD

0.26

0.12

0.15

3.5

0.31

0.03

0.10

4.04

0.44

0.72

9.07

0.10

0.52

1.31

  1. aMueller Hinton Broth (MHB), Cation Adjusted Mueller Hinton Broth (CAMHB),, Veterinary Fastidious Medium (VFM), Columbia Broth supplemented with NAD (CB), Brain Heart Infusion broth (BHIB), Tryptic Soy broth (TSB) and Veterinary Fastidious Medium (VFM)