HiCrome UTI Selective Agar is supplied by the company, HIMEDIA.

This HiCrome UTI Selective Agar is a chromogenic differential medium. HiCrome UTI Selective Agarserves as a medium for identification, differentiation and confirmation of enteric bacteria from specimens such as urine, which may contain large number ofProteusspecies as well as potentially pathogenic gram-positive organisms.

Product specifications:

• Catalog number: M1505-500G
• Brand: HIMEDIA
• Quantity/unit: Pack of 500g

Product composition:gm/L

• Peptone :18.000
• Casein enzymic hydrolysate: 4.000
• Meat extract B: 6.000
• Bile salts: 1.500
• Chromogenic mixture :12.440
• Agar :15.000
• Final pH ( at 25C): 7.20.2

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 5.69% w/v aqueous solution at 25C. pH : 7.20.2
• pH: 7.00-7.40
• Cultural Response M1505: Cultural characteristics observed after an incubation at 35 - 37C for 18-24 hours.