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R2A Agar

Name: R2A Agar
Brand: MM

suitable for microbiology, GranuCult^®

Synonym(s):

Reasoner´s 2A agar

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NACRES:

NA.74

UNSPSC Code:

41106213

Manufacturer/tradename:

GranuCult^®

Agency:

(US-EPA), EP

Form:

granular

Suitability:

heterotrophic bacteria

Application(s):

microbiology, pharmaceutical

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Properties

Quality Segment

200

agency

(US-EPA), EP

sterility

non-sterile

form

granular

packaging

pkg of 5 kg, pkg of 500 g

manufacturer/tradename

GranuCult^®

storage condition

(Tightly closed. Dry.)

technique(s)

microbiological culture: suitable

solubility

18.2 g/L

application(s)

microbiology, pharmaceutical

storage temp.

15-25°C

suitability

heterotrophic bacteria

Description

General description

R2A Agar is a culture medium with a low nutrient content, which, in combination with a low incubation temperature and an extended incubation time, is suitable for the recovery of stressed and chlorine-tolerant bacteria from drinking water. In the European Pharmacopeia (EP) 10.0, R2A agar is described for microbiological monitoring of the total microbial count in water for purified water in bulk and for water injections in bulk

Application

R2A Agar is a nutrient medium for the determination of the heterotrophic total bacterial count in drinking water.

Features and Benefits

Prolonged shelf life of up to five years

Legal Information

GRANUCULT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

NutriSelect is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Disclaimer

We offer two media types: the superior granulated GranuCult^® and the cost-efficient powdered NutriSelect^® culture media, depending on your needs. The designations basic, plus, or prime are added to indicate the quality control level, from basic quality control to standard QC plus to prime for full regulatory compliance.

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application(s) microbiology, pharmaceutical	application(s) bioburden testing environmental food and beverages water monitoring, microbiology	application(s) cosmetics food and beverages pharmaceutical water monitoring	application(s) microbiology pharmaceutical
form granular	form powder	form liquid (ready-to-use)	form plate (ready-to-use)
agency (US-EPA)	agency -	agency APHA, EP, JP	agency -
suitability heterotrophic bacteria	suitability heterotrophic bacteria, nonselective for Bacillus spp., nonselective for Candida spp., nonselective for Enterococcus spp., nonselective for Escherichia coli, nonselective for Pseudomonas spp., nonselective for Salmonella spp., nonselective for Staphylococcus spp., nonselective for coliforms	suitability nonselective for	suitability heterotrophic bacteria
manufacturer/tradename GranuCult^®	manufacturer/tradename NutriSelect^® Plus	manufacturer/tradename -	manufacturer/tradename -
technique(s) microbiological culture: suitable	technique(s) microbiological culture: suitable	technique(s) direct inoculation: suitable, sterile filtration: suitable	technique(s) microbiological culture: suitable

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hcodes

H317

pcodes

P261 - P272 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P333 + P313 - P362 + P364

Hazard Classifications

Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

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Not applicable

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