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Laboratory Chemicals / Microbiology Reagents & Test Kits
Bile Esculin Agar 500g
R 6,419.92
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SKU: CP_93291
Categories: Laboratory Chemicals, Microbiology Reagents & Test Kits
Weight: 0.5 kg
Dimensions: 15 × 15 × 15 cm
Categories: Laboratory Chemicals, Microbiology Reagents & Test Kits
Weight: 0.5 kg
Dimensions: 15 × 15 × 15 cm
Description & specifications
Bile Esculin Agar 500g
Bile esculin agar (BEA) is a differential and selective medium and is mainly used to discern group D Streptococci and Enterococci based on the organism’s potential to hydrolyze esculin. It use in the microbiology laboratory.
| grade | for microbiology |
| shelf life | limited shelf life, expiry date on the label |
| composition | agar, 15.0 g/L |
| esculin, 1 g/L | |
| ferric citrate, 0.5 g/L | |
| meat extract, 3 g/L | |
| meat peptone, 5 g/L | |
| ox-bile, 40 g/L | |
| final pH | 6.6±0.2 (25 °C) |
| Featured Industry | Environmental Food and Beverages |
| suitability | selective and differential for Enterococcus spp. |
Lead time – 4 – 6 weeks
