Appearance (Colour)
Cream to yellowish brown
Appearance (Form)
Free flowing, homogeneous powder
Solubility (Colour) 2% aq. solution
ream to yellow,clear without any precipitate
pH (25°C)
6.5 - 7.5 ( 2.0%)
Stability (After autoclaving)
Cream to yellow,clear without any precipitate
Loss on drying
< 5.0%
Total Aerobic microbial count
(By Plate Count Method) : <=10,000 cfu/gm
Total Yeast and Mould count
(By Plate Count Method) : <=100 cfu/gm
Nitrogen content (N)
9.5 - 10.5%
Indole Production (0.1%)
Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 (Passes test)
Cultural Response
Inoculate and incubate at 30 ± 2°C for 24 - 48 hours
Organism
Candida albicans ATCC 10231
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Organism
Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATCC 9763
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Organism
Aspergillus niger ATCC 16404
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Applications
Used as a nutritive source for the isolation, cultivation and indentification of saprophytic, dermatophytic fungi-yeast and moulds.
