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EMB Agar

Name: EMB Agar
Brand: SIAL

NutriSelect^® Plus, according to APHA, USP, powder, for coliforms, for Staphylococcus spp., for Candida albicans, pack of 500 g, suitable for microbiology

Synonym(s):

Eosin Methylene Blue Agar

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About This Item

NACRES:

NA.74

UNSPSC Code:

41171606

Manufacturer/tradename:

NutriSelect^® Plus

Agency:

USP, according to APHA

Form:

powder

Suitability:

Candida albicans, Staphylococcus spp., coliforms, slightly selective and differential for Citrobacter spp., slightly selective and differential for Enterobacter spp., slightly selective and differential for Enterococcus spp., slightly selective and differential for Escherichia coli, slightly selective and differential for Klebsiella spp., slightly selective and differential for Proteus spp., slightly selective and differential for Salmonella spp., slightly selective and differential for enterobacteriaceae

Application(s):

agriculture
cleaning products
clinical testing
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care, microbiology

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Properties

Quality Segment

200

agency

USP, according to APHA

sterility

non-sterile

form

powder

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

composition

agar, 15.0 g/L , dipotassium hydrogen phosphate, 2.0 g/L , eosin Y, 0.4 g/L , lactose, 10.0 g/L , methylene blue, 0.065 g/L , peptone, 10.0 g/L

packaging

pack of 500 g

manufacturer/tradename

NutriSelect^® Plus

technique(s)

microbiological culture: suitable

final pH

7.1±0.2 (25 °C)

application(s)

agriculture
cleaning products
clinical testing
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care, microbiology

suitability

Description

Application

A versatile solid medium for the differentiation of Eschericha coli and Aerobacter aerogenes, for identifcation of Candida albicans and for the identification of coagulase-positive Staphylococci.

Preparation Note

Suspend 37.5 g in 1 litre of distilled water. Bring to the boil to dissolve completely, sterilize by autoclaving at 121°C for 15 minutes. Cool to 60°C and shake the medium in order to oxidize the methylene blue and to suspend the precipitate.

Other Notes

Recommended by the American Public Health Association (APHA) and the United States Pharmacopeia (USP); Compendium of Methods for the Microbiological Examination of Foods; Enumeration of E. coli from lake water.

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

pictograms

GHS07

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H317

pcodes

P261 - P272 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P333 + P313 - P362 + P364

Hazard Classifications

Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

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