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Simmons Citrate Agar

Name: Simmons Citrate Agar
Brand: SIAL

NutriSelect^® Basic, powder, for coliforms, for yeasts, for molds, pack of 500 g, suitable for microbiology

Synonym(s):

Citrate Utilization Test

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About This Item

NACRES:

NA.74

UNSPSC Code:

41171606

Manufacturer/tradename:

NutriSelect^® Basic

Form:

powder

Suitability:

coliforms, molds, nonselective and differential for Escherichia coli, nonselective and differential for Salmonella spp., yeasts

Application(s):

agriculture
clinical testing
environmental
food and beverages
water monitoring, microbiology

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Properties

sterility

non-sterile

Quality Segment

100

product line

BioChemika

form

powder

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

composition

agar, 15 g/L , ammonium dihydrogen phosphate, 0.2 g/L , bromothymol blue, 0.08 g/L , disodium ammonium phosphate, 0.8 g/L , magnesium sulfate heptahydrate, 0.2 g/L , sodium chloride, 5 g/L , trisodium citrate, 2 g/L

packaging

pack of 500 g

manufacturer/tradename

NutriSelect^® Basic

technique(s)

microbe id | utilization test: suitable, microbiological culture: suitable

final pH

~7.0

application(s)

agriculture
clinical testing
environmental
food and beverages
water monitoring, microbiology

suitability

coliforms, molds, nonselective and differential for Escherichia coli, nonselective and differential for Salmonella spp., yeasts

Description

General description

Simmons Citrate Agar uses citric acid as the carbon source. It is used to differentiate Salmonella groups from each other. It does not allow the growth of Shigella or coliforms.

Application

Simmons Citrate Agar can be used for differentiating between fecal coli and members of the aerogenes group based on citrate utilization. It can also be used for the identification of certain fungi and fungi imperfecti. The agar has been used to perform a citrate test.

Preparation Note

Suspend 23.3 g in 1 litre distilled water and heat to boiling to dissolve. Distribute in tubes or flasks and sterilize by autoclaving at 121°C for 15 minutes. Allow tubes to cool as slants.

Other Notes

Selective recovery of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Klebsiella oxytoca from human feces

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

Disclaimer

This product will be discontinued in the near future; however, stock is still available. The recommended replacement product is 1.03855 - SIMMONS Citrate Agar

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

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