Antibiotic Assay Medium No. 8 (Base Agar w/ low pH)is supplied by the company, HIMEDIA.

This is an Antibiotic Assay Medium No. 8ideally used for microbiological assay of Oxytetracycline, tetracycline and Vancomycin. Antibiotic Assay Medium No. 8 is the name designated to Base Agar which comes with low pH.

Product specifications:

• Catalog number:M041-500G
• Brand: HIMEDIA
• Quantity/unit: Pack of 500g

Product composition:gm/L

• Peptone: 6.000
• Yeast extract: 3.000
• HM peptone B # :1.500
• Agar :15.000
• Final pH ( at 25C): 5.90.2

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 opalescent gel forms in Petri plates
• Reaction:Reaction of 2.55% w/v aqueous solution at 25C. pH : 5.90.2
• pH:5.70-6.10
• Cultural Response:Cultural characteristics observed after an incubation at 35-37C for 18-24 hours