EMB Agar Base

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山东拓普生物工程有限公司

Shandong Tuopu Biol-Engineering Co.,Ltd

EMB Agar Base

培养基配方
Composition per liter:
Agar .........................................................................15.0g
Peptone.......................................................................10.0g
K2HPO4 ........................................................................2.0g
Eosin Y .......................................................................0.4g
Methylene Blue...............................................................0.065g
pH 7.3 ± 0.2 at 25°C
Preparation of Medium: Add components to distilled/deionized
water and bring volume to 1.0L. Mix thoroughly. Gently heat and bring
to boiling. Distribute into tubes or flasks. Autoclave for 15 min at 15
psi pressure–121°C. Pour into sterile Petri dishes.
Use: For the isolation, cultivation, and differentiation of Gram-nega-
tive enteric bacteria based on lactose fermentation. Bacteria that fer-
ment lactose, especially the coliform bacterium Escherichia coli,
appear as colonies with a green metallic sheen or blue-black to brown
color. Bacteria that do not ferment lactose appear as colorless or trans-
parent, light purple colonies.