shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

composition

agar, 15 g/L
bile salts, 1.5 g/L
crystal violet, 0.001 g/L
lactose, 10 g/L
meat extract, 3 g/L
neutral red, 0.05 g/L
peptic digest of animal tissue, 20 g/L
sodium chloride, 5 g/L

pH

7.1±0.2 (25 °C)

application(s)

environmental
food and beverages
microbiology

suitability

selective and differential for Enterobacter spp.
selective and differential for Enterococcus spp.
selective and differential for Klebsiella spp.
selective and differential for Proteus spp.
selective and differential for Salmonella spp.
selective and differential for Shigella spp.
selective and differential for enterobacteriaceae
slightly selective and differential for Escherichia coli
slightly selective and differential for coliforms