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Cereus Selective Agar

Name: Cereus Selective Agar
Brand: SIAL

suitable for microbiology, NutriSelect^® Basic

Synonym(s):

Bacillus Cereus Agar, Bacillus Cereus Selective Agar, Bacillus cereus Egg yolk Polymyxin Agar Base, Cereus Selective Agar Base acc. to Mossel, MYP Agar, Mannitol-Egg-yolk-polymyxine-Agar, PEMBA, PREP agar, Polymixin Pyruvate Egg yolk Mannitol Bromothymol blue Agar

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About This Item

NACRES:

NA.74

UNSPSC Code:

41171606

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Properties

sterility

non-sterile

Quality Segment

100

form

powder

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

composition

agar, 12 g/L , D(-)-mannitol, 10 g/L , meat extract, 1 g/L , meat peptone, 10 g/L , phenol red, 0.025 g/L , sodium chloride, 10 g/L

manufacturer/tradename

NutriSelect^® Basic

technique(s)

microbiological culture: suitable

final pH

7.1±0.2 (25 °C)

application(s)

clinical testing
environmental
food and beverages, microbiology

suitability

selective and differential for Bacillus cereus, selective and differential for Bacillus spp.

Description

Application

For enumeration, identification and isolation of Bacillus cereus in food.

Preparation Note

Dissolve 43 g in 900 ml water. Sterilize by autoclaving at 121°C for 15 minutes and let cool to 45-50°C. Add 100 ml egg-yolk suspension (Cat. No. 17148) and 10 mg polymyxin B (Cat. No. 81334) or 2 vial/l Polymyxin B Selective Supplement (Cat. No. P9602) to the autoclaved solution.

Other Notes

We offer two media types: the superior granulated GranuCult^® and the cost-efficient powdered NutriSelect^® culture media, depending on your needs.
The designations basic, plus, or prime are added to indicate the quality control level, from basic quality control to standard QC plus to prime for full regulatory compliance.

Legal Information

GRANUCULT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

NutriSelect is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Disclaimer

This product will be discontinued in the near future; however, stock is still available. The recommended replacement product is 1.05267 - Mannitol egg yolk polymyxin agar (base)

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

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Not applicable

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