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Columbia Agar

NutriSelect® Plus, according to ISO 10272, powder, for bacteria, pack of 500 g, suitable for microbiology

Synonym(s):

Columbia Blood Agar

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NACRES:
NA.74
UNSPSC Code:
41171605
Manufacturer/tradename:
NutriSelect® Plus
Agency:
according to ISO 10272
Form:
powder
Suitability:
Gardnerella spp., Haemophilus spp., Pneumococcus spp., bacteria (general purpose media), nonselective for Bacteroides spp., nonselective for Campylobacter spp., nonselective for Clostridium spp., nonselective for Corynebacterium spp., nonselective for Enterococcus spp., nonselective for Escherichia coli, nonselective for Neisseria spp., nonselective for Staphylococcus spp., nonselective for Streptococcus spp., nonselective for coliforms
Application(s):
bioburden testing
clinical testing
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
veterinary, microbiology

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shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

composition

agar, 15.0 g/L , sodium chloride, 5.0 g/L , special nutrient substrate, 23.0 g/L , starch, 1.0 g/L

Quality Level

200

agency

according to ISO 10272

sterility

non-sterile

product line

BioChemika

form

powder

packaging

pack of 500 g

manufacturer/tradename

NutriSelect® Plus

technique(s)

microbe id | specific enzyme detection: suitable, microbiological culture: suitable

final pH

7.3±0.2 (25 °C)

application(s)

bioburden testing
clinical testing
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
veterinary, microbiology

suitability

Gardnerella spp., Haemophilus spp., Pneumococcus spp., bacteria (general purpose media), nonselective for Bacteroides spp., nonselective for Campylobacter spp., nonselective for Clostridium spp., nonselective for Corynebacterium spp., nonselective for Enterococcus spp., nonselective for Escherichia coli, nonselective for Neisseria spp., nonselective for Staphylococcus spp., nonselective for Streptococcus spp., nonselective for coliforms

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Application

This high-grade complete medium acc. to Ellner is for the cultivation of fastidious microorganisms. It is also used as a base for the preparation of a variety of special media.

Preparation Note

Dissolve 42 g in 1 litre distilled water. Sterilize by autoclaving at 121°C for 15 minutes.

Other Notes

Base agar in a medium for isolating Listeria spp. from heavily contaminated material; In a simple plate assay for detection of group A streptococcus proteinase.
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

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

Regulatory Information

动植物来源培养基
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W.L. Hynes et al.
Journal of Microbiological Methods, 4, 25-25 (1985)
E S Bannerman et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 54(1), 165-167 (1988-01-01)
Food-associated outbreaks of human listeriosis have emphasized the importance and necessity of screening food for the presence of Listeria isolates-selective agar medium combining acriflavine (10 mg/liter) with ceftazidime (50 mg/liter) was developed. A total of 1,099 cheese production specimens were

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