Appearance (Colour) | Cream to greenish yellow |
Appearance (Form) | Free flowing, homogeneous powder |
Solubility | 40.97 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) | 7.2 ± 0.2 |
Prepared Medium Appearance after autoclaving (Clarity) | Clear to slightly opalescent |
Prepared Medium Appearance after autoclaving (Colour) | Green. After addition of 5.0% egg yolk emulsion: Yellowish green, opaque |
Cultural Response | Inoculate and incubate at 37°C for 24 hours with the following |
Organism | Bacillus cereus ATCC 10876 |
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100 | Growth : Good, Recovery rate : >=50.0%, Colony colour :Blue, Egg Yolk Reaction : Precipitation |
Organism | Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 |
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100 | Growth : Good, Recovery rate : >=50.0%, Colony colour : Yellow, Egg Yolk Reaction : Clearing |
Organism | Proteus vulgaris ATCC 13315 |
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100 | Growth :Good, Recovery rate : >=50.0%, Colony colour :Green, Egg Yolk Reaction : - |
Organism | Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 |
Inoculum | >=103,Growth : Inhibited |