Appearance (Colour)
Light yellow to yellowish brown
Appearance (Form)
Free flowing, homogeneous powder
Solubility (Colour) 2% aq. solution
Light to medium amber, clear
pH (25°C)
7.0 ± 0.5 (2% solution)
Stability (After autoclaving)
Light to medium amber, clear
Loss on drying
< = 5.0 %
Nitrogen content (N)
11.0 - 14.0%
Ash
<=12.0%
NaCl
< 6.0%
Total Aerobic microbial count
(By Plate Count Method) : <= 10,000 cfu/gm
Total Yeast and Mould count
(By Plate Count Method) : <= 100 cfu/gm
Cultural Response
Inoculate and incubate at 37°C for 18- 24 hours
Organism
Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Organism
Salmonella typhimurium ATCC 14028
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Organism
Streptococcus pyogenes ATCC 19615
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Organism
Escherichia coli ATCC 25922
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Applications
A dehydrated extract of bovine tissue, used generally to compliment the nutritive properties of peptone. It is source of nitrogen, vitamins, amino acids and carbon.
