EMB HiVeg Agar is supplied by the company, HIMEDIA.

This is an Eosin Methylene Blue HiVeg Agar prepared by using HiVeg peptone in place of peptic digest of animal tissue . EMB HiVeg Agar is employed fordifferential isolation of Gram-negative enteric bacilli from clinical and non-clinical specimens

Product specifications:

• Catalog number: MV317-500G
• Brand: HIMEDIA
• Quantity/unit: Pack of 500g

Product composition:gm/L

• HiVeg peptone: 10.00
• Dipotassium phosphate: 2.00
• Lactose :5.00
• Sucrose: 5.00
• Eosin - Y :0.40
• Methylene blue: 0.065
• Agar: 13.50
• Final pH (at 25C): 7.2 0.2

Product features:

• Appearance : Light purple coloured, homogeneous, free flowing powder, may contain minute to small dark red purple particles.
• Gelling :Firm, comparable with 1.35% Agar gel .
• Colour and Clarity: Reddish-purple coloured, opalescent gel or solution having greenish cast forms in petri plates.
• Reaction: Reaction of 3.6% w/v aqueous solution of MV317 is pH 7.2 0.2 at 25C.
• Cultural Response: Cultural characteristics was observed after an incubation at 35C for 18 - 24 hours