Appearance (Colour)
Pinkish-beige
Appearance (Form)
Free flowing,homogeneous powder
pH (25°C)
Approximate-Titrate Hydrated Media (7.0)
Cultural Response
On addition of 100 ml contaminated water (E coli) Initially Yellow-Beige. After 48 hours Colour change to pink-red
Cultural Response
Colour change after 48 hours, indicates that water is unfit for drinking
Applications
Aqua Test Ecoli Medium, is used for detection of faecal indicator bacteria in drinking water, especially in low-income countries and outside controlled laboratory settings.
Composition
Ingredients
gm/lt.
Calcium chloride
0.05
Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate
0.1
RUG
0.012
Yeast extract
2.0
Casamino acids
1.0
Sodium Thiosulphate
0.05
Sodium chloride
0.5
Disodium phosphate
3.0
Potassium dihydrogen phosphate
1.5
Sodium pyruvate
0.1
Ammonium chloride
1.0
Ammonium sulphate
1 .0
Magnesium sulphate
0.25
