Skip to Content
Merck
CN

51490

Hektoen Enteric Agar

NutriSelect® Plus, powder, selective and differential for Salmonella spp., for Shigella spp., pack of 500 g, suitable for microbiology

Sign In to View Organizational & Contract Pricing.

Select a Size

Change View

About This Item

NACRES:
NA.74
UNSPSC Code:
41171606
Manufacturer/tradename:
NutriSelect® Plus
Form:
powder
Suitability:
Shigella spp., selective and differential for Salmonella spp., selective and differential for bacteria (General Media)
Application(s):
clinical testing
environmental
food and beverages
water monitoring, microbiology
Technical Service
Need help? Our team of experienced scientists is here for you.
Let Us Assist


sterility

non-sterile

Quality Segment

form

powder

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

composition

acid fuchsin, 0.1 g/L , agar, 15.0 g/L , ammonium ferric citrate, 1.5 g/L , bile salts, 9 g/L , bromothymol blue, 0.065 g/L , lactose, 12 g/L , mixed peptone, 12 g/L , salicin, 2 g/L , sodium chloride, 5 g/L , sodium thiosulfate, 5 g/L , sucrose, 12 g/L , yeast extract, 3 g/L

packaging

pack of 500 g

manufacturer/tradename

NutriSelect® Plus

technique(s)

microbiological culture: suitable

final pH

7.5±0.2 (25 °C)

application(s)

clinical testing
environmental
food and beverages
water monitoring, microbiology

suitability

Shigella spp., selective and differential for Salmonella spp., selective and differential for bacteria (General Media)

Application

Hektoen enteric agar is a type of primary standard media, which may be commonly used in the selective detection and isolation of Salmonella in food microbiology labs and in human stool specimens.

Preparation Note

Suspend 76.67 g in 1 litre distilled water and let it soak. Heat up by constant stirring until boiling. Cool to 55 - 60 °C and pour into sterile plates. Do not autoclave. The Medium is very thermolabile and thus overheating should be avoided.

Other Notes

Plating medium for the isolation of enteric pathogens; Isolation of Shigellae
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


Still not finding the right product?

Explore all of our products under Hektoen Enteric Agar


pictograms

Exclamation mark

signalword

Warning

hcodes

Hazard Classifications

Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves



Choose from one of the most recent versions:

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number

It looks like we've run into a problem, but you can still download Certificates of Analysis from our Documents section.

If you need assistance, please contact Customer Support

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library