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Triple Sugar Iron Agar

suitable for microbiology, NutriSelect^® Plus

• UNSPSC Code: 41106200
• NACRES: NA.74

Properties

• agency: according to ISO 19250:2010; according to ISO 21567:2004; according to ISO 6579-1:2020; according to ISO 6579-2:2012; according to ISO 6579-3:2014
• Quality Level: 200
• form: powder
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• composition: agar, 12.000 g/L ; glucose, 1.000 g/L ; iron(III) citrate, 0.300 g/L ; lactose, 10.000 g/L ; meat extract, 3.000 g/L ; peptone, 20.000 g/L ; phenol red, 0.024 g/L ; sodium chloride, 5.000 g/L ; sodium thiosulfate, 0.300 g/L ; sucrose, 10.000 g/L ; yeast extract, 3.000 g/L
• manufacturer/tradename: NutriSelect^® Plus
• technique(s): microbe id | utilization test: suitable
• final pH: 7.4±0.2 (25 °C)
• application(s): environmental; food and beverages; pathogen testing; microbiology
• suitability: Citrobacter spp.; Enterobacter spp.; Escherichia coli; Klebsiella spp.; Proteus spp.; Salmonella spp.; Shigella spp.; coliforms; enterobacteriaceae

Description

Application

Triple Sugar Iron Agar is recommended for identification of members of Enterobacteriaceae especially Salmonella species.

Preparation Note

Suspend 64.62 grams in 1000 ml distilled water. Heat to boiling to dissolve the medium completely.Mix well and distribute into test tubes. Sterilize by autoclaving at 15 lbs pressure (121°C) for 15 minutes. Allow the medium to set in sloped form with a butt of depth about 2.5cm-5cm.

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

• Storage Class: 13 - Non Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable