Medium 8. MacConkey Agar is supplied by the company, HIMEDIA.

This Medium 8. MacConkey Agaris specified in accordance with Indian Pharmacopoeia,2010. Medium 8. MacConkey Agaris employed for selective isolation ofEscherichia colienteric bacteria

Product specifications:

• Catalog number:MM081-500G
• Brand: HIMEDIA
• Quantity/unit: Pack of 500g

Product features:

• Appearance: Light yellow to pink homogeneous free flowing powder
• Gelling: Firm comparable with 1.35% Agar gel.
• Colour and Clarity of prepared medium: Red with purplish tinge coloured clear to slightly opalescent gel forms in Petri plates.
• pH 6.90-7.30
• Cultural Response: Growth Promotion is carried out in accordance with the harmonized method of IP. Cultural response was observed after an incubation at 30-35C for 18-72 hours. Recovery rate is considered as 100% for bacteria growth on Soybean Casein Digest Agar.
• Growth promoting properties: Growth of microorganism comparable to that previously obtained with previously tested and approved lot of medium occurs at the specified temperature for not more than the shortest period of time specified inoculating 100 cfu (at 30-35C for <=18 hours).
• Indicative properties: Colonies are comparable in appearance and indication reaction to those previously obtained with previously tested and approved lot of medium occurs for the specified temperature for a period of time within the range specified inoculating <=100 cfu (at 30-35C for 18-72 hours).