Product Code | Description | Product Size | Quantity | Format |
CM0151B | REINFORCED CLOSTRIDIAL AGAR 500g | – | 500g | Powder |
Reinforced Clostridial Agar 500g
Brand:
Thermo ScientificTM OxoidTM
Cultivate and enumerate anaerobes, especially Clostridium species, with Thermo Scientific™ Oxoid™ Reinforced Clostridial Agar (RC Agar) (Dehydrated). A solid, highly nutritious medium, it can be used as an enrichment medium to optimize the growth of clostridia and other anaerobes, lactobacilli, and many other species of bacteria.
Reinforced Clostridial Agar (RC Agar) (Dehydrated), Oxoid Composition
Typical Formula* | gm/litre |
Yeast extract | 3.0 |
`Lab-Lemco’ powder | 10.0 |
Peptone | 10.0 |
Glucose | 5.0 |
Soluble starch | 1.0 |
Sodium chloride | 5.0 |
Sodium acetate | 3.0 |
Cysteine hydrochloride | 0.5 |
Agar | 15.0 |
pH 6.8 ± 0.2 @ 25°C |
Reinforced Clostridial Agar (RC Agar) (Dehydrated), Oxoid Preparation:
Suspend 52.5g in 1 litre of distilled water. Bring to the boil to dissolve completely. Sterilise by autoclaving at 121°C for 15 minutes.
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.
Precautions
Further identification tests must be carried out on organisms isolated from this medium.
Dimensions | 10 cm |
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Brand | Oxoid |
Estimated Delivery Time | 1-2 weeks |