EMB Agar, Levine is supplied by the company, HIMEDIA.

This is an Eosin Methylene Blue Agar, Levinewhich contributes in the isolation, enumeration and differentiation of members of Enterobacteriaceae from clinical and non clinical samples.

Product specifications:

• Catalog number: M022-100G
• Brand: HIMEDIA
• Quantity/unit: Pack of 100g

Product composition:gm/L

• Peptone :10.000
• Dipotassium hydrogen phosphate: 2.000
• Lactose: 10.000
• Eosin - Y: 0.400
• Methylene blue: 0.065
• Agar: 15.000
• Final pH (at 25C): 7.1 0.2

Product features:

• Appearance :Light pink to purple homogeneous free flowing powder
• Gelling: Firm, comparable with 1.5% Agar gel
• Colour and Clarity of prepared medium: Reddish purple coloured, opalescent gel with greenish cast and finely dispersed precipitate forms in Petri plates
• Reaction :Reaction of 3.75% w/v aqueous solution at 25C. pH : 7.10.2
• pH :6.90-7.30
• Cultural Response: Cultural characteristics observed after an incubation at 35-37C for 24-48 hours