Mannitol Salt Agar
AUD 135.00
Excl.GST
- Product Code: GMNB-MSA01
- Availability: In Stock
Tags: Mannitol Salt Agar
Mannitol Salt Agar, 250g, 500g
Mannitol Salt Agar (MSA) is used as a selective and differential medium for the isolation and identification of Staphylococcus aureus from clinical and non-clinical specimens. It encourages the growth of a group of certain bacteria while inhibiting the growth of others. It is a selective medium prepared according to the recommendations of Chapman for the isolation of presumptive pathogenic staphylococci.
Applications
- Mannitol Salt Agaris used for the selective isolation and differentiation of Staphylococcus aureus from clinical samples.
- It is also used for the enumeration of staphylococci in food and dairy products.
- This medium is also included in the Bacteriological Analytical Manual for cosmetics testing.
- It is also used in the bacteriological examination of swimming pool water, spas and drinking water using membrane filtration.
Components |
per 1000 ml |
|
Casein Peptone |
5.0 g |
|
Peptic Digest of Animal Tissue |
5.0 g |
|
Beef Extract |
1.0 g |
|
Sodium Chloride |
75.0 g |
|
D-Mannitol |
10.0 g |
Phenol Red |
0.025 g |
Agar |
15.0 g |
Preparation
- Suspend 111.025 g of the media powder in 1000 ml of DI or MQ water.
- Heat till all media powder completely dissolved.
- Autoclave at 121 °C for 15~20 min.
- Cool the medium to approximately 50°C and pour into sterile Petri dishes.
