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DatasheetMacConkey agar is a selective and differential culture media designed to isolate Gram-negative and enteric bacilli and differentiate them based on lactose fermentation.
Specification:
| Bacteriologycal Agar | 13.5 g/L |
| Bile Salt Mixture | 1.5 g/L |
| Crystal Violet | 0.001 g/L |
| Lactose | 10 g/L |
| Neutral Red | 0.03 g/L |
| Peptone from Casein | 1.5 g/L |
| Petone from Gelatin | 17 g/L |
| Peptone from Meat | 1.5 g/L |
| Sodium Chloride | 5 g/L |
| Target | MacConkey Agar |
| Storage | Store at room temperature. |
| Availability | Shipped within 10-15 working days. |
| Note | This product is for research use only. |
| Directions for use | For the preparation of 1 liter culture media: 1. Suspend 50 g of MacConkey Agar in 1 liter of distilled or demineralized water. 2. Heat to boiling to dissolve the medium completely. 3. Sterilize by autoclaving at 121 °C for 15 minutes. The appearance of the medium is clear and red-brown to dark-red. 4. Cool to 45 - 50 °C. 5. Mix well before pouring into sterile Petri plates. 6. Leave to gel with the lid slightly open. |