Appearance (Colour)
Light yellow
Appearance (Form)
Free flowing, homogeneous powder
Solubility
40.00 gm/liter
Solubility before autoclaving (Clarity)
Clear to slightly opalescent
Gel strength (1.5% gel)
Firm, comparable with 1.5% agar gel
pH (25°C)
6.6 ± 0.2
Prepared Medium Appearance after autoclaving (Clarity)
Clear to very slightly opalescent
Prepared Medium Appearance after autoclaving (Colour)
Light amber
Cultural Response
Inoculate and incubate at 25 + 2°C for 2 - 5 days
Organism
Candida albicans ATCC 10231
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Organism
Aspergillus niger ATCC 16404
Inoculum
Growth : Good
Organism
Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATCC 9763
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Organism
Escherichia coli ATCC 25922
Inoculum
Growth : Inhibited
Organism
Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923
Inoculum
Growth : Inhibited
Applications
Used for the isolation and enumeration of molds in milk and milk products.
Composition
Ingredients
gm/lt.
Veg, Peptone
5.00
Dextrose
20.00
Chloramphenicol
0.10
Agar
14.90
Directions
1. Add 40.00 gm powder to 1.0 liter of distilled/purified water and mix thoroughly.
2. Gently heat and bring to boiling.
3. Autoclave at 15 psi pressure at 121°C for 15 minutes.
