44782

E. coli O157:H7 MUG Agar

suitable for microbiology

• UNSPSC Code: 41106200
• NACRES: NA.74

Properties

• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• Quality Level: 100
• composition: agar, 13 g/L ; ammonium ferric citrate, 0.5 g/L ; bromothymol blue, 0.025 g/L ; casein peptone, 20 g/L ; meat extract, 2 g/L ; 4-methylumbelliferyl-β-D-glucuronide, 0.1 g/L ; sodium chloride, 5 g/L ; sodium deoxycholate, 1.12 g/L ; sodium thiosulfate, 2 g/L ; sorbitol, 10 g/L ; yeast extract, 1 g/L
• final pH: 7.4±0.2 (25 °C)
• application(s): clinical testing; environmental; food and beverages; food and beverages; food and beverages; microbiology
• suitability: selective and differential for Escherichia coli; selective and differential for coliforms; selective and differential for enterovirulent E. coli (EEC)

Description

Application

Selective agar for the isolation and differentiation of enterohaemorrhagic (EHEC) E. coli O157:H7-strains from food and clinical material.

Other Notes

Method to isolate E. coli O157:H7 from food[1]