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TCBS Agar

NutriSelect^® Plus, according to ISO 21872, powder, for Vibrio cholera, for Vibrio spp., pkg of 500 g

• Sinónimos: Vibrio Selective Agar, Thiosulfate Citrate Bile Sucrose Agar
• NACRES: NA.74
• UNSPSC Code: 41171606
• Manufacturer/tradename: NutriSelect^® Plus
• Agency: according to ISO 21872
• Form: powder
• Suitability: Vibrio cholera, Vibrio spp.
• Application(s): environmental; food and beverages; microbiology

Propiedades

• agency: according to ISO 21872
• Quality Segment: 200
• sterility: non-sterile
• form: powder
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• composition: agar, 14 g/L , bromothymol blue, 0.04 g/L , ferric citrate, 1 g/L , mixed peptone, 10 g/L , ox-bile, 5 g/L , sodium chloride, 10 g/L , sodium cholate, 3 g/L , sodium citrate, 10 g/L , sodium thiosulfate, 10 g/L , sucrose, 20 g/L , thymol blue, 0.04 g/L , yeast extract, 5 g/L
• packaging: pkg of 500 g
• manufacturer/tradename: NutriSelect^® Plus
• technique(s): microbiological culture: suitable
• final pH: 8.6±0.2 (25 °C)
• application(s): environmental; food and beverages; microbiology
• suitability: Vibrio cholera, Vibrio spp.

Descripción

General description

Thiosulfate citrate bile salts sucrose (TCBS) Agar uses an alkaline pH (8.6), ox bile and 1% NaCl to prevent the growth of gram positive bacteria, members of the Enterobacteriaceae family and the genus Pseudomonas.

Application

Thiosulfate citrate bile salts sucrose (TCBS) Agar is a selective agar for the isolation and cultivation of Vibrio cholerae and other Vibrio species.

Preparation Note

Dissolve 88 g in 1 litre distilled water and bring to the boil. Pour plates. Do NOT autoclave.

Other Notes

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.

Incidence of Vibrio cholerae from estuaries of the United States West Coast[1]; Survival and multiplication of Vibrio cholerae serotype Ogawa in reconstituted infant milk

Legal Information

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

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

Información de seguridad

• Clase de almacenamiento: 11 - Combustible Solids
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)