Glucose Agar – HX-MEDIA

Name: Glucose Agar - HX-MEDIA
SKU: HXM-GA-01
Availability: InStock

Principle :- The glucose agar consists of tryptone, yeast extract, glucose, sodium chloride, yeast extract, dipotassium phosphate, bromothymol blue and agar. Tryptone provide nitrogen and amino acids. Yeast extract provide essential nutrients for growth: nitrogen, vitamins, minerals and amino acids; Glucose is the fermentable carbohydrate providing carbon and energy; Sodium chloride maintains the osmotic balance. Dipotassium phosphate maintain buffer. Bromothymol blue is a pH indicator. The glucose fermenting microorganisms produce acid turns media color from blue to yellow. While non-fermenting appears as blue color or colorless.

Use :- Recommended for differentiation of Enterobacteriaceae in urine, water and food samples

Glucose Agar – HX-MEDIA – Hexa Biotech

Directions :- Dissolve 20.88 grams in 1000 ml distilled water. Boil Glucose Agar to dissolve the medium completely and sterilize by autoclaving at 15 lbs pressure (121 °C) for 15 min, cool it to 42-45 °C and distribute aseptically. Ensure complete solidification and inoculate test sample aseptically.

Specimens types analyzed :- Food and dairy samples and water samples, pharmaceutical samples, clinical and non-clinical samples etc.

Precautions to be taken :- These microbial media are intended for the in-vitro use only. All the handling, experiments, storage, and discarding should be performed with the help of skilled and knowledgeable technicians and as per the established guidelines. The material should be disposed only after proper sterilization by autoclaving. Please go through the MSDS of the media to avoid any accidents or in emergency.

Storage and Shelf Life :- Hygroscopic; keep container tightly closed. Store in cool dry place.

Disposal :- To avoid the contamination or propagation of any hazardous microbes the used, unusable or modified preparation of this product must be disposed after autoclaving after completion of task.

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