Lactobacillus Selection Agar Base, 500 g

Lactobacillus Selection agar base is recommended for isolation and enumeration of Lactobacilli from food. This medium is used as a selective medium for isolation and enumeration of Lactobacilli from oral, faecal specimens, food and dairy products. It is found to be more suitable for growth of lactobacilli than Tomato Juice Medium traditionally used to isolate lactobacilli. Growth from Lactobacillus Selection broth base (M1166) can be isolated on Lactobacillus Selection agar Base. Since these media are highly selective, they should not be used for maintenance of lactobacilli. Application: For Laboratory Chemicals, Analytical Purpose, Biochemical Analysis Appearance: Cream to yellow homogeneous free flowing powder Gelling: Firm, comparable with 1.5% Agar gel Color and Clarity of prepared medium: Yellow colored slightly opalescent gel forms in Petri plates Reaction: Reaction of 8.47% w/v aqueous solution at 25°C. pH : 5.5±0.2 Cultural Response: Cultural characteristics observed in presence of 3-5% Carbon dioxide (CO2) after an incubation at 35- 37°C for 48 hours