04313

Fluorocult^® DEV Lactose Peptone Broth

suitable for microbiology, NutriSelect^® Basic, FluoroCult^®

• UNSPSC Code: 41171606
• NACRES: NA.74

Properties

• sterility: non-sterile
• Quality Level: 100
• form: powder
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• composition: bromocresol purple, 0.02 g/L ; lactose, 10.0 g/L ; 4-methylumbelliferyl-β-D-glucuronidase, 0.1 g/L ; peptone from casein, 17.0 g/L ; peptone from soya, 3.0 g/L ; sodium chloride, 5.0 g/L ; tryptophan, 1.0 g/L
• manufacturer/tradename: FluoroCult^®; NutriSelect^® Basic
• final pH: 7.2±0.2 (25 °C)
• application(s): environmental; food and beverages; water monitoring; microbiology
• suitability: Escherichia coli; coliforms

Description

Application

This medium is particularly suited for the enrichment and determination of the titre of coliform bacteria in the bacteriological analysis of water. E. coli shows a positive fluorescence under UV light (366 nm). A positive indole reaction is made for confirmation.

Preparation Note

Suspend 36.1 g/litre or 72.2 g/litre, dispense into test tubes fitted with DURHAM tubes, autoclave (15 min at 121° C).

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

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

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

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

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 12 - Non Combustible Liquids
• WGK: WGK 2
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable