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Buffered Peptone Water (Dehydrated), CM0509B (Oxoid) is a non-selective pre-enrichment medium that used to pre-enrich food samples prior to the isolation of Salmonella species. It also provides conditions for the resuscitation of cells that have been injured by processes of food preservation.

Buffered Peptone Water, Oxoid Composition

Buffered Peptone Water, Oxoid Preparation:
Add 20g to 1 litre of distilled water. Mix well and distribute into final containers. Sterilise by autoclaving at 121°C for 15 minutes. It is extremely important that the distilled water used is of a high quality with a low mineral content/conductivity.

Storage conditions and Shelf life
Store dehydrated medium at 10-30°C and use before the expiry date of the label.
Store the prepared medium at room temperature.

• Oxoid Cronobacter Screening Broth Base (CSB) is a selective enrichment broth for isolation of Cronobacter spp, from food and environmental samples.
• Requires Vancomycin Supplement, 5mg, Part No. SR0247E.

Cronobacter Screening Broth Base (CSB), Oxoid Composition

Cronobacter Screening Broth (CSB), Oxoid Preparation:
Dissolve 14.02g in 500ml of distilled water. Sterilize by autoclaving at 121°C for 15 minutes. Cool to approximately 50°C, and aseptically add the contents of 1 vial of Vancomycin Supplement (5mg) (SR0247E) reconstituted as directed. Mix well and aseptically dispense into sterile containers.

Storage conditions and Shelf life
Store the dehydrated medium at 10-30°C and use before the expiry date on the label
Store the prepared medium at 2-8°C

Thermo Scientific™ Oxoid Brilliance™ UTI Agar (formerly Chomogenic UTI Agar ) is a chromogenic medium for the presumptive identification and differentiation of all the main micro-organisms that cause urinary tract infections (UTIs).

Brilliance UTI Agar, Oxoid Composition

Brilliance UTI Agar, Oxoid Preparation:
Suspend 56.3g of Brilliance UTI Agar in 1 litre of distilled water, mix well and sterilise by autoclaving at 121°C for 15 minutes. Cool to 50°C and mix well before pouring plates.

Storage conditions and Shelf life
Dehydrated Brilliance UTI Agar must be stored tightly capped in the original container at 10-30ºC.
Oxoid Brilliance UTI Agar plates should be stored in the original packaging, at the temperature stated on the pack or product specification, and protected from direct light.

When stored as directed, the unopened product will remain stable until the expiry date on the label. Locally prepared media can be stored for up to 2 weeks when made from CM0949 according to the manufacturer’s instructions and stored at 2-8ºC, in the dark. A longer shelf life may be attainable, but should be validated under the relevant, local manufacturing and storage conditions.