MacConkey Agar with Crystal violet, Sodium chloride and 0.15% Bile salts

composition

sodium chloride, 5 g/L , 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

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

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