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80548

Millipore

TSC Agar Supplement

suitable for microbiology

Synonym(s):

Tryptose Sulfite Cycloserine Supplement

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UNSPSC Code:
41171614
NACRES:
NA.85

sterility

sterile

Quality Level

100

form

powder

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

composition

D-cycloserine, 0.4 g/L
4-methylumbelliferylphosphate disodium salt, 0.1 g/L
sucrose, 5.0 g/L

application(s)

environmental
environmental
food and beverages
food and beverages
microbiology

storage temp.

2-8°C

suitability

Clostridium spp.

General description

TSC Agar Supplement can be used to detect Clostridium perfringens, which are sulfite-reducing bacteria. The agar contains sodium metabisulphite and ferric ammonium citrate, which are indicators of sulphite reduction.

Application

TSC Agar Supplement can be used for the isolation and enumeration of vegetative forms as well as spores from Clostridium perfringens in food, clinical specimens and other material. Clostridium perfringens colonies are fluorescent when illuminated with UV light (360nm). Recommended by the "jSchweizerisches Lebensmittelbuch", chapter 56 E7.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Listings

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JAN Code

80548-VAR-F:
80548-5G-F:
80548-10G-F:
80548-BULK-F:

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Lot/Batch Number
BCCD9680
BCCD4544
BCBX4128
BCBS0581V
BCBQ6089V

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Isolation of Clostridium perfringens Type B in an Individual at First Clinical Presentation of Multiple Sclerosis Provides Clues for Environmental Triggers of the Disease
Kareem Rashid Rumah
PLoS ONE, 8(10), e76359-e76359 (2013)

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