BACTERIOLOGICAL FLAKE AGAR New
DESCRIPTION
This Bacteriological Agar is high in purity and quality. Its particular manufacturing process gives this agar special physical and chemical characteristic making it ideal to prepare culture media for Molecular Biology applications such as bacterial culture, plasmids research, etc.
In addition it has the advantage of not producing any dust while adding it to the media formulations, and thus reducing any environmental contamination
CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS
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Appearance
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White Cream Flake
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Mositure
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Less than 10%
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Ashes
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≤ 6.5%
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Gel Strength [1.5%, Nikan)
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900 – 1 000g/cm2
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pH [1.5) after autoclaving
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6-8
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Melting Point [1.5%)
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88-96ºC
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Gelling Point [1.5%)
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33 to 38ºC
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Transparency [1.5%)
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≤ 3.2 NTU
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Appearance
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White Cream Flake
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Ashes
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≤ 6.5%
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MICROBIOLOGICAL TEST
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Standard plate count
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Less than 5000 cfu /g
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Yeasts and molds
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Less than 100 cfu/g
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Coliforms
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Less than 3 cfu/g
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E.coli
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Negative
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Salmonella
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Negative
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STORAGE Once opened keep powdered medium closed to avoid hydration |