Thermo Fisher, R453852, MacConkey Sorbitol Agar (Dehydrated)

Name: MacConkey Sorbitol Agar (Dehydrated)
Brand: Thermo Fisher
SKU: R453852

Quantity: 500 g, Unit Size: Each, Selectively detect sorbitol-negative Escherichia coli O157:H7 (VTEC) with Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ MacConkey Sorbitol Agar (Dehydrated). This serotype of E. coli produces a verotoxin and causes haemorrhagic colitis outbreaks^1 and is indistinguishable on the routine isolation media from those of non-VTEC E.coli. In 1986, March and Ratnam introduced MacConkeys Agar with sorbitol for the isolation of this serotype as unlike other serotypes VTEC does not ferment s

Catalog Number: R453852

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Agar Powders

Pack Size500 g

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Quantity: 500 g
Unit Size: Each
Escherichia coli O157 is recognized as a cause of haemorrhagic colitis, an illness characterized by bloody diarrhoea and severe abdominal pain, and haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) and as such, is a significant human pathogen.Selectively detect sorbitol-negative Escherichia coli O157:H7 (VTEC) with MacConkey Sorbitol Agar.
• Ease of Differentiation:Medium contains D-sorbitol; sorbitol negative strain forms colorless colonies while otherE. colistrains ferment sorbitol and form pink colonies.
• Recommended as a simple, inexpensive, rapid and reliable means of screening for E.coliO157This medium is used for qualitative procedures. This medium contains gelatin, casein and meat peptones that provides nitrogen, amino acids and peptides essential for bacterial growth. Bile salts and crystal violet are selective agents which inhibit gram-positive organisms. Lactose is substituted with D-sorbitol. Vertoxin producing strains of E.coli ferment lactose but not sorbitol and form colorless colonies. Not all products are available for sale in all territories. Please inquire.Remel™ and Oxoid™ products are now part of the Thermo Scientific brand.

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Description	MacConkey Sorbitol Agar
Quantity	500 g
Form	Powder
Product Type	Agar
Unit Size	Each

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Thermo Fisher, R453852, MacConkey Sorbitol Agar (Dehydrated)

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