MI Broth and MI Agar MI Broth detects the presence of coliform bacteria by the production of b-galactosidase, which cleaves the substrate MUGal to produce 4-methylumbelliferone, which fluoresces on exposure to UV light. Non-coliforms do not produce this enzyme and therefore do not fluoresce on the medium. Escherichia coli is detected by the compound IBDG. The b-glucuronidase produced by Escherichia coli cleaves the substrate to produce a blue indigo color in the colonies. As Escherichia coli is also a total coliform, and also produces b-galactosidase, it will also fluoresce. The antibiotic cefsulodin is present to inhibit the growth of gram-positive bacteria and some non-coliform gram-negative bacteria that can cause false positive reactions.
Other Notes
Field of Use : For internal research use only. Products are not intended for diagnostic use or resale.
Storage Class
12 - Non Combustible Liquids
wgk_germany
WGK 2
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
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