Hektoen Enteric Agar, w/ 1.4% Agar is supplied by the company, HIMEDIA.

Hektoen Enteric Agarserves as a medium for the differential isolation of Shigella and Salmonella from food specimens as well as fromclinical samples. This Hektoen Enteric Agar is supplied with 1.4% Agar and is specified in accordance with FDA BAM, 1998

Product specifications:

• Catalog number:M467F-500G
• Brand: HIMEDIA
• Quantity/unit: Pack of 500g

Product composition:gm/L

• Peptone 12.000, Yeast extract 3.000, Sodium Chloride 5.000, Bile salt mixture 9.000, Lactose 12.000, Sucrose 12.000, Salicin 2.000, Sodium thiosulphate 5.000, Ferric ammonium citrate 1.500, Bromothymol blue 0.065, Acid fuchsin 0.100, Agar 14.000
• Final pH ( at 25C): 7.50.2

Product features:

• Appearance: Cream to yellow with tancast homogeneous free flowing powder
• Gelling: Firm, comparable with 1.4% Agar gel
• Colour and Clarity of prepared medium :Green coloured, clear to slightly opalescent gel forms in Petri plates Reaction: Reaction of 7.57% w/v aqueous solution at 25C. pH : 7.50.2
• pH: 7.30-7.70
• Cultural Response: Cultural characteristics observed after an incubation at 35C for 22-26 hours.