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ReadyPlate^™ Tryptone Bile X-Glucuronide Agar

Ready-to-use 90mm plates for the detection of β-glucuronidase positive Escherichia coli from food and feeding stuff at 44°C acc to ISO 16649

• Synonym(s): ReadyPlate^™ CHROM TBX
• UNSPSC Code: 41106217
• NACRES: NA.74

Properties

• Agency: ISO 16649
• Quality Level: 300
• form: plate (ready-to-use)
• feature: ready-to-use
• manufacturer/tradename: ReadyPlate^™
• packaging: pkg of (90 mm plate (20 plates per box))
• pH: 7.2 ( in H₂O)
• application(s): food and beverages; microbiology; water monitoring
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• suitability: Escherichia coli

Description

General description

ReadyPlate^™ Tryptone Bile X-Glucuronide Agar plates are ready-to-use, sterile 90mm plates for the enumeration, detection, and identification of β-glucuronidase positive Escherichia coli from food and feeding stuff. The presence of the enzyme β-D-glucuronidase differentiates most Escherichia coli from other coliforms. E. coli absorbs the chromogenic substrate 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-β-D glucuronide (X-β-D-glucuronide). The enzyme β-glucuronidase splits the bond between the chromophore 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyle- and the β-D-glucuronide forming blue to blue-green colored colonies. The growth of accompanying Gram-positive flora is largely inhibited by the use of bile salts and the high incubation temperature of 44°C.

Application

Tryptone Bile X-Glucuronide Agar plates are ready-to-use, sterile 90mm plates for the enumeration, detection, and identification of β-glucuronidase positive Escherichia coli from food and feeding stuff as well as from environmental samples in the area of food production and food handling.

Legal Information

READYPLATE is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 11 - Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 1