Appearance (Colour)
Brownish yellow
Appearance (Form)
Free flowing,homogeneous powder
Solubility (Colour) 2% aq. solution
Yellowish Beige, clear without any precipitate
pH (25°C)
6.0 - 7.0 (2.0 %)
Stability (After autoclaving)
Yellowish Beige, clear without any precipitate
Loss on drying
<= 5.0%
Nitrogen content (N)
12.0 - 13.0%
NaCl
< 6.0%
Ash
< 10.2 - 15.2%
Total Aerobic microbial count
(By Plate Count Method) ; < 10,000 cfu/gm
Total Yeast and Mould count
(By Plate Count Method) ; < 100 cfu/gm
Indole Production (0.1%)
Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 Passes Test (Positive)
Cultural Response
Inoculate and incubate at 37°C for 18 - 24 hours with the following organisms
Organism
Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Organism
Streptococcus faecalis ATCC 29212
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Organism
Streptococcus pyogenes ATCC 19615
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Organism
Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Organism
Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Organism
Escherichia coli ATCC 25922
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Applications
Meat extract,manufactured from lean meat used to complement nutritive properties of peptone.
