95273

VRB MUG Agar

suitable for microbiology

• Synonym(s): Violet Red Bile Lactose MUG Agar
• UNSPSC Code: 41106200
• NACRES: NA.74

Properties

• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• Quality Level: 200
• composition: agar, 13 g/L ; bile salt mixture, 1.5 g/L ; crystal violet, 0.002 g/L ; lactose, 10 g/L ; meat peptone, 7 g/L ; 4-methylumbelliferyl-β-D-glucuronide, 0.1 g/L ; neutral red, 0.03 g/L ; sodium chloride, 5 g/L ; yeast extract, 3 g/L
• final pH: 7.4±0.2 (25 °C)
• application(s): environmental; food and beverages; food and beverages; food and beverages; microbiology
• suitability: selective and differential for Escherichia coli; selective and differential for Klebsiella spp.; selective and differential for Salmonella spp.; selective and differential for Shigella spp.; selective and differential for Yersinia spp.; selective and differential for coliforms; selective and differential for enterobacteriaceae

Description

Application

Selective medium for the detection and enumeration of coliform bacteria, in particular E. coli. Gram-positive accompanying flora are extensively inhibited by crystalviolet and bile salts. A color-change to red indicates lactose-positive colonies, within which E. coli can be demonstrated by fluorescence in the UV.

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)