m-Enterocpccus Agar is a selective agar medium used in membrane filtration procedure or in direct plating for the detection and enumeration of enterococci in water, food or other materials.
Quality Control Specifications:Homogeneous powder, free-flowing and light beige
Visually the prepared medium is clear to slightly hazy and light to medium pinkish-beige
Expected cultural response after 18-48 hours at 35ºC.
m-Enterococcus Agar is an improved agar which was found to be superior in the isolation, selectivity and enumeration of enterococci found in heavily polluted waters. Using m-Enterococcus Agar, higher counts for enterococci were obtained when compared to the standard MPN procedures. The addition of 0.2% sodium carbonate and 0.05% Tween 80 to this medium gave better results than 15 other culture media used for the direct plating of Enterococcus.
Storage: Store the sealed bottle containing the dehydrated medium at 2-30ºC. Once opened and recapped, place the container in a low humidity environment with the same storage temperature. Protect from moisture and light. The dehydrated medium should be discarded if it is not free flowing or if the color has changed from the original light beige
