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Nitrate Broth

NutriSelect^® Plus, suitable for microbiology

• UNSPSC Code: 41171606
• 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: meat extract, 3 g/L ; peptone, 5 g/L ; potassium nitrate, 1 g/L
• manufacturer/tradename: NutriSelect^® Plus
• technique(s): microbe id | metabolite detection: suitable; microbiological culture: suitable
• final pH: 7.0±0.2 (25 °C)
• application(s): agriculture; environmental; food and beverages; water monitoring; microbiology
• suitability: anaerobic bacteria; nonselective for Bacillus spp.; nonselective for Enterobacter spp.; nonselective for Enterococcus spp.; nonselective for Escherichia coli; nonselective for Klebsiella spp.; nonselective for Neisseria spp.; nonselective for Pseudomonas spp.; nonselective for Salmonella spp.; nonselective for Serratia spp.; nonselective for Shigella spp.; nonselective for Staphylococcus spp.; nonselective for coliforms

Description

General description

Nitrate broth is used for the nitrate test. It can be used for bacteria like Enterobacteriaceae, Bacilli and Salmonella.

Application

for detecting nitrate-reducing and indole-producig microorganisms

Preparation Note

Dissolve 9 g in 1 litre distilled water. Sterilize by autoclaving 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

• pictograms: GHS03
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H272
• pcodes: P210
• Hazard Classifications: Ox. Sol. 3
• Storage Class: 5.1B - Oxidizing hazardous materials
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)