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Rose Bengal Chloramphenicol Agar Plates

Selective medium for isolation of yeast and molds from the environment and food products, suitable for microbiology

• Synonym(s): RBCA
• UNSPSC Code: 41171606
• NACRES: NA.74

Properties

• agency: ISO 11133
• Quality Level: 200
• form: solid
• shelf life: 3.5 mo. at 2‑14 (Expiry date on the label)
• feature: ready-to-use
• composition: agar, 15.0 g/L ; chloramphenicol, 0.10 g/L ; D(+)-glucose, 10.0 g/L ; magnesium sulfate, 0.50 g/L ; mycological peptone, 5.00 g/L ; potassium phosphate, 1.00 g/L ; rose bengal, 0.05 g/L
• packaging: box of 20 plates
• storage condition: (Store dry and tightly closed)
• parameter: 21 mL filling volume
• plate diam.: 90 mm
• color: strongly pink
• pH: 7.2±0.2 (25 °C)
• application(s): food and beverages; microbiology
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• suitability: molds; yeasts

Description

General description

Rose Bengal Chloramphenicol Agar is a selective medium used to detect and enumerate molds and yeasts in food samples. In addition to the nutritional requirements for molds and yeasts, this medium also contains Rose Bengal, which turns the yeast a pink color and facilitates counting by reducing the luxuriant growth of molds such as Rhizopus and Neurospora. This makes it easier to detect other slower-growing molds. The chloramphenicol included in the formulation inhibits bacterial growth but does not interfere with the growth of fungi.

Application

Rose Bengal Chloramphenicol Agar Plates are ready-to-use plates suitable for the isolation of yeast and molds from the environment and food products.

Components

• 1 box with 2 packs of 10 plates/pack
• Single cellophane

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 13 - Non Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 2
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable