Description
General description
GranuCult® plus Kanamycin esculin azide agar is a highly selective media for D-streptococci. Kanamycin and azide inhibit the accompanying bacterial flora. D-streptococci are, however, only slightly sensitive to these substances, so they grow normally and hydrolyze the glucoside esculin to give glucose and esculetin. Esculetin forms an olive-green to-black complex with iron (III) ions.
Application
GranuCult® plus Kanamycin esculin azide agar is suitable for the isolation, differentiation, and enumeration of enterococci in foodstuffs, water, and other materials.
Features and Benefits
GranuCult® offers superior granulated culture media
Safe and sustainable due to reduced risks associated with fine dust and toxic substance inhalation, resulting in a safer work environment
Excellent wettability, solubility, and free-flowing properties
Convenient, with minimal component separation and clumping, even under warm or humid conditions
High batch-to-batch reproducibility
Prolonged shelf life of up to five years
High number of test strains exceeding all regulatory demands
Granulation technology allows many supplements to be included, with no need to add these separately
Analysis Note
Appearance (clearness): clear
Appearance (colour): brown-bluish
pH-value (25 °C): 6.9 - 7.3
Recovery on test medium (Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 11700): ≥ 70 %
Recovery on test medium (Enterococcus hirae ATCC 8043 (WDCM 00089)): ≥ 70 %
Recovery on test medium (Enterococcus durans ATCC 6056): ≥ 70 %
Recovery on test medium (Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538-P (WDCM 00033)): no limit
Recovery on test medium (Bacillus cereus ATCC 11778 (WDCM 00001)): ≤ 0.01 %
Recovery on test medium (Escherichia coli ATCC 11775 (WDCM 00090)): ≤ 0.01 %
Colour change to olivegreen-black (Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 11700): +
Colour change to olivegreen-black (Enterococcus hirae ATCC 8043 (WDCM 00089)): +
Colour change to olivegreen-black (Enterococcus durans ATCC 6056): +
Colour change to olivegreen-black (Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538-P (WDCM 00033)): -
Colour change to olivegreen-black (Bacillus cereus ATCC 11778 (WDCM 00001)): -
Colour change to olivegreen-black (Escherichia coli ATCC 11775 (WDCM 00090)): -
Incubation: 48 hrs.; 35 °C; aerobic.
Legal Information
GRANUCULT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
NutriSelect is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Disclaimer
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.
