70182

Antibiotic Agar No 2

suitable for microbiology, NutriSelect^® Plus

• Synonym(s): Penassay Base Agar, Grove and Randall Antibiotic Agar No. 2
• UNSPSC Code: 41171504
• NACRES: NA.74

Properties

• sterility: non-sterile
• Quality Level: 200
• product line: BioChemika
• form: powder
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• composition: agar, 15.0 g/L ; meat extract, 1.5 g/L ; peptone (from meat), 6.0 g/L ; yeast extract, 3.0 g/L
• manufacturer/tradename: NutriSelect^® Plus
• technique(s): microbe id | susceptibility testing: suitable; microbiological culture: suitable
• final pH: 6.5±0.2 (25 °C)
• application(s): clinical testing; food and beverages; life science and biopharma; pharmaceutical; microbiology
• suitability: bacteria; nonselective for Bacillus spp.; nonselective for Staphylococcus spp.

Description

Application

Used in antibiotic assay work (USP, FDA, Ph. Eur.) according to Grove & Randall; recommended as a base layer in the cylinder assay of e.g. penicillin and aureomycin, for the plate assay and the turbidimetric assay of bacitracin.

Preparation Note

Suspend 25.5 g in 1 litre of distilled water, heat to boiling to dissolve the medium completely. Sterilize in the autoclave at 121°C for 15 minutes.

Footnote

We offer two media types: the superior granulated GranuCult^® and the cost-efficient powdered NutriSelect^® culture media, depending on your needs.
The designations basic, plus, or prime are added to indicate the quality control level, from basic quality control to standard QC plus to prime for full regulatory compliance.

Legal Information

GRANUCULT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

NutriSelect is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 11 - Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 3
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable
• Personal Protective Equipment: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves