Selective medium for the detection and enumeration of Escherichia coli in foods
Applications
- Detection / Enumeration
- COLIFORMS
- CHROMOGENIC MEDIA
Packaging
Suspend 36.6 grams of the medium in one liter of distilled water. Mix well and dissolve by heating with frequent agitation. Boil for one minute until complete dissolution. Sterilize in autoclave at 121ºC for 15 minutes. Cool to 45-50ºC, mix well and dispense into plates.
Formula
- Casein Peptone 20
- Bile Salts 1.5
- x-ß-Glucuronide 0.075
- Bacteriological Agar 15
