Brilliance Bacillus Cereus Agar 500g, Oxoid

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

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.