HiCrome EC O157 : H7 Selective Agar Base, Modified (equivalent to M1430) is supplied by the company, HIMEDIA.

This is a HiCrome EC O157 : H7 Selective Agar Base, Modifiedideally used for selective isolation and easy detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 from food samples.

Product specifications:

• Catalog number: M1575A-100G
• Brand: HIMEDIA
• Quantity/unit: Pack of 100g

Product composition:gm/L

• Tryptone: 5.000
• Sorbitol :7.000
• Bile salts mixture :1.500
• Sodium lauryl sulphate: 0.100
• Chromogenic mixture: 0.250
• Agar :15.000
• Yeast extract :3.000
• Final pH ( at 25C): 6.80.2

Product features:

• Appearance: Cream to yellow homogeneous free flowing powder
• Gelling: Firm, comparable with 1.5% Agar gel
• Colour and Clarity of prepared medium: Light amber coloured, clear to slightly opalescent gel forms in Petri plates
• Reaction: Reaction of 3.18% w/v aqueous solution at 25C.
• pH : 6.80.2
• Culture response:Cultural characteristics observed with added HiCromeEC 0157:H7 Selective Supplement (FD187) after an incubation at 35-37C for 18-24 hours.