Soyabean Casein Digest Agar Plate is supplied by Micromaster. It is available in the form of a light ellow coloured medium with a pH in the range of 7.1 to 7.5. The size of each plate is around 55mm and contains around 18ml media. It is advisable to store these plates between 15-25C for maximum efficiency.

Quantity provided: 10 plates/pack

Soybean Casein Digest Agar is recommended as a sterility testing medium by various pharmacopoeias. This medium is used in microbial limit test and antimicrobial preservative - effective test. Gunn et al used this medium for the growth of fastidious organisms and study of haemolytic reaction after addition of 5% v/v blood. The combination of pancreatic digest of casein and papaic digest of soybean meal makes these media nutritious by providing amino acids and long chain peptides for the growth of microorganisms. Natural sugars of soya enhance growth of microorganism. Sodium chloride maintains the osmotic balance in the medium. Agar is the solidifying agent. The total aerobic count is considered to be equal to the number of colony forming units found on this medium, if colonies of fungi are detected on this medium they are counted along with total aerobic count.