Ashbys Mannitol Agar is supplied by the company, HIMEDIA.

This Ashbys MannitolAgar is a medium recommended for isolation of Azotobacter species from soil that can use mannitol and atmospheric nitrogen as source of carbon and nitrogen respectively

Product specifications:

• Catalog number: M706-500G
• Brand: HIMEDIA
• Quantity/unit: Pack of 500g

Product composition:gm/L

• Mannitol: 20.000
• Dipotassium hydrogen phosphate: 0.200
• Magnesium sulphate :0.200
• Sodium chloride :0.200
• Potassium sulphate: 0.100
• Calcium carbonate :5.000
• Agar: 15.000
• Final pH ( at 25C): 7.40.2

Product features:

• Appearance: White to cream homogeneous free flowing powder
• Gelling: Firm, comparable with 1.5% Agar gel
• Colour and Clarity of prepared medium :Whitish opalescent gel forms in Petri plates
• Reaction: Reaction of 4.07% w/v aqueous solution at 25C. pH : 7.40.2
• pH: 7.20-7.60
• Cultural Response: Cultural characteristics observed after an incubation at 35-37C for upto 5 days