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VRB MUG Agar

suitable for microbiology

Synonym(s):

Violet Red Bile Lactose MUG Agar

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NACRES:
NA.74
UNSPSC Code:
41106200
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shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

Quality Segment

200

composition

agar, 13 g/L , bile salt mixture, 1.5 g/L , crystal violet, 0.002 g/L , lactose, 10 g/L , meat peptone, 7 g/L , 4-methylumbelliferyl-β-D-glucuronide, 0.1 g/L , neutral red, 0.03 g/L , sodium chloride, 5 g/L , yeast extract, 3 g/L

final pH

7.4±0.2 (25 °C)

application(s)

microbiology, environmental
food and beverages

suitability

selective and differential for Escherichia coli, selective and differential for Klebsiella spp., selective and differential for Salmonella spp., selective and differential for Shigella spp., selective and differential for Yersinia spp., selective and differential for coliforms, selective and differential for enterobacteriaceae

Application

Selective medium for the detection and enumeration of coliform bacteria, in particular E. coli. Gram-positive accompanying flora are extensively inhibited by crystalviolet and bile salts. A color-change to red indicates lactose-positive colonies, within which E. coli can be demonstrated by fluorescence in the UV.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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