Bordet Gengou Agar Base is supplied by the company, HIMEDIA.

This Bordet Gengou Agar Base is employed for the detection and isolation of Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis.

Product specifications:

• Catalog number:M175-500G
• Brand: HIMEDIA
• Quantity/unit: Pack of 500g

Product composition:gm/L

• Potato infusion from :125.000
• Peptone :10.000
• Sodium chloride: 5.500
• Agar: 20.000
• Final pH ( at 25C): 6.70.2

Product features:

• Appearance: Cream to yellow homogeneous free flowing powder
• Gelling: Firm, comparable with 2.0% agar gel.
• Colour and Clarity of prepared medium: Basal Medium : Light yellow coloured clear to slightly opalescent gel. After addition of glycerol and 15% v/v sterile defibrinated blood: Cherry red coloured opaque gel forms in Petri plates.
• Reaction: Reaction of 4% w/v aqueous solution at 25C. pH : 6.70.2
• pH: 6.50-6.90
• Cultural Response: Cultural characteristics observed with added Glycerol and 15% v/v sterile defibrinated blood and Bordetella Selective Supplement (FD004), after an incubation at 35-37C for 3-4 days