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Antibiotic Agar No 2

NutriSelect® Plus, according to EP, USP, FDA, powder, for bacteria, pack of 500 g, suitable for microbiology

Synonym(s):

Penassay Base Agar, Grove and Randall Antibiotic Agar No. 2

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NACRES:
NA.74
UNSPSC Code:
41171504
Manufacturer/tradename:
NutriSelect® Plus
Agency:
USP, according to EP
Form:
powder
Suitability:
bacteria (general purpose media), bacteria, nonselective for Bacillus spp., nonselective for Staphylococcus spp.
Application(s):
clinical testing
food and beverages
life science and biopharma
pharmaceutical, microbiology

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Quality Level

200

agency

USP, according to EP

reg. compliance

FDA

sterility

non-sterile

product line

BioChemika

form

powder

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

composition

agar, 15.0 g/L , meat extract, 1.5 g/L , peptone (from meat), 6.0 g/L , yeast extract, 3.0 g/L

packaging

pack of 500 g

manufacturer/tradename

NutriSelect® Plus

technique(s)

microbe id | susceptibility testing: suitable, microbiological culture: suitable

final pH

6.5±0.2 (25 °C)

application(s)

clinical testing
food and beverages
life science and biopharma
pharmaceutical, microbiology

suitability

bacteria (general purpose media), bacteria, nonselective for Bacillus spp., nonselective for Staphylococcus spp.

Application

Used in antibiotic assay work (USP, FDA, Ph. Eur.) according to Grove & Randall; recommended as a base layer in the cylinder assay of e.g. penicillin and aureomycin, for the plate assay and the turbidimetric assay of bacitracin.

Preparation Note

Suspend 25.5 g in 1 litre of distilled water, heat to boiling to dissolve the medium completely. Sterilize in the autoclave at 121°C for 15 minutes.

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

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

Regulatory Information

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BCCN0892
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BCCJ1054
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BCCF0397

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D.C. Grove et al.
Assay Methods of Antibiotics, Med. Encycl. (1955)

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