This medium is suitable for plate counts in pharmaceutical and related products and for the microbial assay and detection of antibiotics like penicillin in milk. These medium is formulated in accordance to the specifications and procedures listed by the Food and Drug Administration.
Application: Used For Detection of Penicillin-G in Milk Samples
- Appearance: Cream to yellow homogeneous free flowing powder
- Gelling: firm, comparable with 1.5% agar gel
- Colour and clarity of prepared medium: yellow coloured clear to slightly opalescent gel forms in petri plates
- Reaction of 2.65% w/v aqueous solution at 25°C. pH : 6.6±0.2
- Cultural characteristics observed after an incubation at 55°C for 18-24 hours