Product Code | Description | Product Size | Quantity |
CM1036B | Brilliance Bacillus Cereus Agar 500g | – | 500g |
Brilliance Bacillus Cereus Agar 500g, Oxoid
Brand:
Thermo ScientificTM OxoidTM
Brilliance Bacillus Cereus Agar Base, Oxoid is a chromogenic medium for the isolation and differentiation of Bacillus cereus from food samples.
- Also available Chromogenic Bacillus Cereus Selective Supplement, Part No. SR0230E.
Brilliance Bacillus Cereus Agar Base, Oxoid Composition
Typical Formula* | gm/litre |
Yeast extract | 4.0 |
Peptone | 10.0 |
Di-sodium hydrogen phosphate | 2.52 |
Potassium di-hydrogen phosphate | 0.28 |
Sodium pyruvate | 10.0 |
Chromogenic mix | 1.2 |
Agar | 13.0 |
pH 7.2 ± 0.2 @ 25°C |
Brilliance Bacillus Cereus Agar, Oxoid Preparation:
Suspend 20.5g in 500ml of distilled water. Mix well and bring to the boil to dissolve completely. Sterilize by autoclaving at 121°C for 15 minutes. Cool the medium to 50°C and aseptically add 1 vial of Brilliance Bacillus cereus Selective Supplement. Mix well and pour into sterile Petri dishes.
Storage conditions and Shelf life
Store the dehydrated medium at 10-30°C and use before the expiry date on the label.
Brilliance Bacillus cereus Selective Supplement must be stored at 2-8°C.
Store the prepared medium for up to 2 weeks at 2-8°C.
Precautions
X-glucopyranoside negative B. cereus strains may present white colonies on this medium due to poor or no utilisation of the chromogen.
Dimensions | 10 cm |
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Brand | Oxoid |
Estimated Delivery Time | 1-2 weeks |