Bordet Gengou Agar Base w/ 1.6% Agar is supplied by the company, HIMEDIA.

This Bordet Gengou Agar Base comes with 1.6% Agar. Bordet Gengou Agar Basew/ 1.6% Agar is employedfor the detection and isolation ofBordetella pertussisandBordetella parapertussis

Product specifications:

• Catalog number:M175A-500G
• Brand: HIMEDIA
• Quantity/unit: Pack of 500g

Product composition:gm/L

• Potatoes, infusion from: 125.000
• Peptone: 10.000
• Sodium chloride: 5.500
• Agar: 16.000
• Final pH ( at 25C): 6.70.2

Product features:

• Appearance: Cream to yellow Appearance homogeneous free flowing powder
• Gelling: Firm, comparable with 1.6% Agar gel.
• Colour and Clarity of prepared medium: Basal medium: Light yellow coloured clear to slightly opalescent gel. After addition of 15-20% sterile defibrinated blood: Cherry red coloured opaque gel forms in Petri plates.
• Reaction: Reaction of 3.6% w/v aqueous solution at 25C. pH : 6.70.2
• pH: 6.50-6.90
• Cultural Response: Cultural characteristics observed with added 15-20% sterile defibrinated fresh blood and Bordetella Selective Supplement (FD004), after an incubation at 35-37C for 3-4 days.