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SIM Medium

suitable for microbiology

• Synonym(s): Sulfide Indole Motility Medium
• NACRES: NA.74

Properties

• Quality Level: 100
• sterility: non-sterile
• form: powder
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• composition: agar, 3.0 g/L ; ammonium ferric citrate, 0.2 g/L ; casein peptone, 20.0 g/L ; meat peptone, 6.6 g/L ; sodium thiosulfate, 0.2 g/L
• final pH: 7.3±0.2 (25 °C)
• application(s): clinical testing; environmental; food and beverages; pathogen testing; microbiology
• suitability: Providencia spp.; nonselective and differential for Citrobacter spp.; nonselective and differential for Enterococcus spp.; nonselective and differential for Escherichia coli; nonselective and differential for Klebsiella spp.; nonselective and differential for Proteus spp.; nonselective and differential for Salmonella spp.; nonselective and differential for Shigella spp.; nonselective and differential for coliforms; nonselective and differential for enterobacteriaceae

Description

General description

Sulfide indole motility (SIM) medium is a semi-solid medium containing cysteine and iron ions. Darkening of the medium (a black precipitate) indicates the presence of bacteria producing hydrogen sulfide.

Application

Sulfide indole motility (SIM) medium is a test agar for Enterobacteriaceae, for the detection of motility and the formation of sulfide and indole.

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 11 - Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 3
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable