MacConkey Agar No 1, Vegitone

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

composition

agar, 12.0 g/L , lactose, 10.0 g/L , neutral red, 0.07 g/L , peptone (vegetable), 20.0 g/L , sodium chloride, 5.0 g/L , synthetic detergent (bile salt replacement), 5.0 g/L

final pH

7.4±0.2 (25 °C)

application(s)

agriculture
clinical testing
environmental
food and beverages, microbiology

suitability

selective and differential for Enterobacter spp., selective and differential for Enterococcus spp., selective and differential for Escherichia coli, selective and differential for Proteus spp., selective and differential for Salmonella spp., selective and differential for Shigella spp., selective and differential for Staphylococcus spp., selective and differential for coliforms, selective and differential for enterobacteriaceae