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62915

Lysine Iron Agar

suitable for microbiology

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NACRES:
NA.74
UNSPSC Code:
41171606
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shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

Quality Segment

composition

ammonium ferric citrate, 0.5 g/L , bromocresol purple, 0.02 g/L , D(+)-glucose, 1 g/L , Ingredients: agar, 12.5 g/L , L-lysine monohydrochloride, 10 g/L , meat peptone, 5 g/L , sodium thiosulfate, 0.04 g/L , yeast extract, 3 g/L

final pH

6.7±0.2 (25 °C)

application(s)

clinical testing
environmental
food and beverages, microbiology

suitability

nonselective and differential for Citrobacter spp., nonselective and differential for Enterococcus spp., nonselective and differential for Escherichia coli, nonselective and differential for Klebsiella spp., nonselective and differential for Proteus spp., nonselective and differential for Salmonella spp., nonselective and differential for Shigella spp., nonselective and differential for coliforms, nonselective and differential for enterobacteriaceae

Application

Test agar for the simultaneous detection of lysine decarboxylase and formation of hydrogen sulfide in the identification of Enterobacteriaceae, in particular Salmonella and Arizona according to Edwards and Fife.


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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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