Maconkey Agar

Product introduction MacConkey Agar, also known as MacConkey medium, has moderate selectivity and slightly stronger antibacterial ability. It mainly inhibits Gram-positive bacteria, but a few Gram-negative bacteria do not grow. It is used for the isolation and identification of bacteria. A medium used to isolate and identify bacteria on which E. coli is red or pink, and some colonies are red only in the middle. Because it contains cholate, it can inhibit the growth of Gram-positive bacteria and is beneficial to the growth of Escherichia coli. preparation method 51. 5g of this product was weighed, dissolved in 1000ml distilled water by heating, autoclaved at 121 ° C for 15 minutes, and set to use. composition: g/L peptone: 20. 0 Lactose: 10. 0 Bovine bile salt: 1. 5 Sodium chloride: 5. 0 Neutral red: 0. 03 Crystal Violet: 0. 001 Agar: 15. 0 Precautions This medium is not generally used for selective cultivation of Salmonella SPP. For simultaneous identification of Escherichia coli and Salmonella, we recommend the use of LA1900 xylose lysine deoxycholate Agar for better results. (Coliform bacteria yellow, Salmonella bacteria black) Note: Product information may be optimized and upgraded. Please refer to the actual label information for accuracy.