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Aureus ChromoSelect Agar Base

suitable for microbiology, NutriSelect® Plus

Synonym(s):

Staphylococcus aureus Agar ChromoSelect, Aureus Agar Base ChromoSelect

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UNSPSC Code:
41171606
NACRES:
NA.85

sterility

non-sterile

Quality Level

200

form

powder

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

composition

agar, 20 g/L
beef extract, 6 g/L
casein enzymic hydrolysate, 12 g/L
chromogenic mixture, 2.1 g/L
lithium chloride, 5 g/L
pancreatic digest of gelatin, 3 g/L
sodium pyruvate, 10 g/L
yeast extract, 5 g/L

manufacturer/tradename

NutriSelect® Plus

final pH

7.0±0.2 (25 °C)

application(s)

agriculture
bioburden testing
clinical testing
environmental
food and beverages
veterinary
microbiology

suitability

selective and differential for Staphylococcus spp.

Application

Aureus ChromoSelect Agar Base is recommended for the isolation and enumeration of coagulase positive Staphylococcus aureus from environment samples. Coagulase positive S. aureus gives brown black colonies where as S. epidermidis gives yellow- slightly brownish colonies.

Preparation Note

Suspend 63.1 g in 950 ml distilled water. Boil to dissolve the medium completely. Sterilise by autoclaving at 121°C for 15 min. Cool to 50°C and aseptically add 50 ml concentrated Egg Yolk Tellurite Emulsion (Cat. No. 75208). Mix well and pour into sterile petri plates.

Other Notes

Chromogenic medium for isolation and identification of Staphylococcus aureus

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

Pictograms

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GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H317,H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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BCCG3759
BCCF3687
BCCF2425
BCCC1635
BCBZ3904

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Human urine is not sterile-shift of paradigm.
Kogan, Michael I., et al.
Urologia Internationalis, 94 (4), 445-452 (2015)
M Manafi
International journal of food microbiology, 60(2-3), 205-218 (2000-10-04)
This review describes some recent developments in chromogenic and fluorogenic culture media in microbiological diagnostic. The detection of beta-D-glucuronidase (GUD) activity for enumeration of Escherichia coli is well known. E. coli O157:H7 strains are usually GUD-negative and do not ferment
Characterization of bacterial strains isolated through microbial profiling of urine samples.
Nandy, Poulomi, A. R. Thakur, and S. Ray Chaudhuri.
The Journal of Biological Sciences, 7 (1), 44-51 (2007)

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Media for Staphylococcus Aureus Detection

Chromogenic media enable the selective detection of S. aureus, which produce bluish-green colonies that are clearly differentiated from other species.

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