Lysine Iron Agar

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

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

Quality Level

100