BILE ESCULIN AGAR, MODIFIED is supplied by TM MEDIA. It is used for isolation and presumptive identication of group D Streptococci/Enterococci from food and pharmaceutical products.This medium also shows the differentiation of Enterobacteriaceae, Klebsiella, and Enterobacter-Serratia division from other Enterobacteriaceae genera on the basis of esculin hydrolysis. Peptone and HM Peptone B provide nitrogenous and carbonaceous compounds, long-chain amino acids, vitamins, and other essential nutrients. The medium contains 2% bile that inhibits gram-positive bacteria other than group D Streptococci and Enterococci. Enterococci and Group D Streptococci hydrolyze esculin to esculetin and dextrose, which reacts with ferric citrate producing brownish-black precipitate.

Product features:-

• Appearance - Light yellow to a brownish-yellow coloured homogeneous free-flowing powder
• Gelling - Firm, comparable with 1.5% Agar gel
• Colour and Clarity of prepared medium - Yellow-coloured clear to slightly opalescent gel with/without a bluish tinge form in Petri plates.
• pH - 6.90-7.30
• Storage temperature - 10-30 deg C

Product specifications:-

• Product Name -BILE ESCULIN AGAR, MODIFIED
• Brand Name - TM MEDIA
• Quantity - 500gm
• Catalogue Number - TM2005