Appearance (Colour)
Biege
Appearance (Form)
Free flowing, homogeneous powder
Solubility
18.00 gm/liter
Solubility before autoclaving (Clarity)
Clear without any precipitate
pH (25°C)
7.4 ± 0.2
Prepared Medium Appearance after autoclaving (Clarity)
Clear without any precipitate
Prepared Medium Appearance after autoclaving (Colour)
Cream to Medium amber
Cultural Response
Inoculate and incubate at 37°C for 24-48 hours
Organism
Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Organism
Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Organism
Candida albicans ATCC 10231
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Organism
Escherichia coli ATCC 25922
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Organism
Salmonella typhi ATCC 6539
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Applications
For the cultivation of a wide variety of microorganisms.
Composition
Ingredients
gm/lt.
Beef extract
3.00
Sodium chloride
5.00
Peptone
10.00
Directions
1. Add 18.00 gm powder to 1.0 liter distilled/purified water and mix thoroughly.
2. Gently heat and bring to boiling.
3. Dispense into test tubes.
4. Autoclave at 15 psi pressure at 121°C for 15 minutes.