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Merck RTU Media Plate MacConkey A-LI acc. EP, 0126E-120P, 90 mm ICR-Settle Plate filled with 30 ml, 120 pc/PAK

Name: Merck RTU Media Plate MacConkey A-LI acc. EP, 0126E-120P, 90 mm ICR-Settle Plate filled with 30 ml, 120 pc/PAK
Brand: Merck

Application: Isolation of Enterobacteriaceae or specifically E. coli in controlled environment Packaging: 90 mm settle plate with 30 ml filling volume (20 or 120 plates per box) for long incubation (LI) MacConkey Agar is a weak differentiation medium for the selective growth of Enterobacteriaceae, particularly E. coli, in pharmaceutical products, food, water, and other materials. Enterobacteriaceae can be identified even in the presence of Salmonella and Shigella. Bile salts and crystal violet inhibit the growth of Gram-positive microflora. Lactose degradation is detected using lactose and the pH indicator neutral red. Bacteria that degrade lactose to acids grow in pink to red colonies. Bacteria that cannot degrade lactose grow in colorless colonies. Escherichia coli and other acid-producing bacteria exhibit a zone of precipitated bile salts around the colonies. The medium (MacConkey agar) is formulated according to the recommendations of current pharmacopoeias of Europe, JShow more

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