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BiGGY Agar

suitable for microbiology, NutriSelect® Plus

Synonym(s):

Bismuth Glycine Glucose Yeast Agar, Candida Selective Agar acc. to Nickerson, Nickerson Agar

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UNSPSC Code:
41171606
NACRES:
NA.85

sterility

non-sterile

Quality Level

200

form

powder

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

composition

agar, 16.0 g/L
bismuth ammonium citrate, 5.0 g/L
dextrose, 10.0 g/L
glycine, 10.0 g/L
sodium sulfite, 3.0 g/L
yeast extract, 1.0 g/L

manufacturer/tradename

NutriSelect® Plus

technique(s)

microbiological culture: suitable

final pH

6.8±0.2 (25 °C)

application(s)

agriculture
cleaning products
clinical testing
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care
veterinary
microbiology

suitability

selective and differential for Candida spp.

General description

BiGGY Agar (Nickerson Agar) is used for detection, selective isolation, differentiation and presumptive identification of Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis. This agar is a selective medium used for isolation and presumptive identification of Candida species by their ability to reduce sulphite to sulphide giving a brown to black colour.

Application

BiGGY Agar has been used to evaluate the production of hydrogen sulfide in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Preparation Note

Suspend 45 g in 1 litre distilled water. Boil gently to dissolve the medium completely. DO NOT AUTOCLAVE. Overheating will destroy the selective properties. Disperse the flocculant precipitate formed by swirling prior to dispensing into plates.

Footnote

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.

Legal Information

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

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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BCCL0740
BCCG6205
BCCF3688
BCCC9732

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Ricardo Franco-Duarte et al.
Yeast (Chichester, England), 31(7), 265-277 (2014-04-23)
Genome sequencing is essential to understand individual variation and to study the mechanisms that explain relations between genotype and phenotype. The accumulated knowledge from large-scale genome sequencing projects of Saccharomyces cerevisiae isolates is being used to study the mechanisms that
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Inês Mendes et al.
PloS one, 8(7), e66523-e66523 (2013-07-23)
Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains from diverse natural habitats harbour a vast amount of phenotypic diversity, driven by interactions between yeast and the respective environment. In grape juice fermentations, strains are exposed to a wide array of biotic and abiotic stressors, which

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