Brilliant Green Agar Medium 16 (In accordance with IP 2007) is supplied by the company, HIMEDIA.

This is a Brilliant Green Agar Medium 16employed for selective isolation ofSalmonellaeother thanSalmonellaserotypeTyphifrom faeces and other materials. This Brilliant Green Agar Medium is specified in accordance with Indian Pharmacopoeia, 2007.

Product specifications:

• Catalog number: MM016-500G
• Brand: HIMEDIA
• Quantity/unit: Pack of 500g

Product composition:gm/L

• Peptone: 10.000
• Yeast extract: 3.000
• Lactose: 10.000
• Sucrose: 10.000
• Sodium chloride: 5.000
• Phenol red: 0.080
• Brilliant green: 0.0125
• Agar: 12.000
• pH after sterilization (at 25C): 6.90.2

Product features:

• Appearance:Light yellow to light pink homogeneous free flowing powder
• Gelling: Firm, comparable with 1.2% agar gel.
• Colour and Clarity of prepared medium: Greenish brown coloured clear to slightly opalescent gel forms in Petri plates
• Reaction :Reaction of 5.01% w/v aqueous solution at 25C. pH : 6.90.2
• pH: 6.70-7.10
• Cultural response: Cultural response was carried out as per IP and was observed after an incubation at 30-35C for 24-48 hours. Recovery rate is considered as 100% for bacteria growth on Soyabean Casein Digest Agar.