MacConkey Agar Medium (MAC) (Ready to Use Bagged)

MacConkey Agar Medium (MAC) (Ready to Use Bagged)(200ml) (Pharmacopoeia)Product Features:

This product is a bagged ready to use culture medium newly launched by Haibo. It is a sterilized finished culture medium that can be directly used for preparing plates after being heated in a water bath.

Compared to dry powder culture medium, it eliminates the tedious preparation processes such as weighing, dissolution, and sterilization, and is more convenient and efficient to use;

Compared to ready to use flat culture media, it has the advantages of simple packaging, easy transportation, low pollution, and low cost.

Purpose:Used for selective isolation and cultivation of intestinal pathogenic bacteria.

Ingredients (g/L)

Inspection principle:

Using bile salts to inhibit the growth of Gram positive bacteria; Using lactose fermentation, the neutral red color can distinguish bacteria that decompose lactose from those that do not. Shigella is a colorless colony, translucent, smooth, moist, round, with neat or uneven edges.

Storage conditions and expiration date

1.2-25℃ 保存。

2. This product is valid for six months under storage conditions.

Usage:

Step 1 [Re solution Heating]Immerse the unopened HBBD culture medium (retaining the outer packaging bag) in a 100 ℃ boiling water bath.

Heating method:

Recommended to useInduction cooker+stainless steel pot/stainless steel bucketWait for the container (add water until the pill is fully submerged in the bag).Or use a laboratory water bath (note slow heating, it is recommended to preheat in advance)

·Container during heatingDo not fully sealTo avoid leakage of liquid inside the bag due to increased pressure.

·OptionalPerforatedContainer lid, orLeave some gapsExhaust - see video for details.

Step 2 [Dissolve]：After heating continuously for 20-30 minutes, gently shake the bag to confirm that the culture medium is completely dissolved (uniform liquid without clots).

Step 3 [Cooling]：Take out the bag and let it cool naturally to 45 ℃~50 ℃ (slightly hot to the touch but not too hot).

Step 4 ：In a sterile environment, tear open the outer packaging, unscrew the bottle cap, slowly pour the culture medium into a sterile petri dish, let it stand and solidify before use.

Precautions

If there is pollution, damage, discoloration, leakage, etc., it cannot be used.

During the water bath heating process, there is no need to open the outer packaging. It is normal for a small amount of gas inside the product to expand when heated.

3. After use, the culture medium should be disinfected.

4. The usage method of this product is not mandatory. If the user has specific reference materials, corresponding adjustments can be made.

Characteristics of bacterial colonies on MacConkey culture medium:

MacConkey Agar Medium (MAC) (Ready to Use Bagged)(200ml) (Pharmacopoeia)Microbial sensitivity test:

Prepare the culture medium according to the label instructions, inoculate the following quality control strains, and incubate at 35 ℃ aerobic for 18-72 hours.