Description
Sorbitol MacConkey Agar is a dry culture medium formulated for microbiological applications and referenced to ISO 11133 and ISO 16654. It is used in laboratory workflows that require a selective agar base for the cultivation and differentiation of relevant microorganisms under controlled conditions. The medium is supplied as a 500 g plastic pack, giving sufficient material for preparation of multiple batches according to standard microbiological practice. Physical handling is straightforward for routine media kitchens: the powder is weighed, reconstituted and sterilised following established protocols before plating. Produced by manufacturer Carl ROTH, this Sorbitol MacConkey Agar supports quality-oriented testing environments where documented media performance and alignment with recognised ISO methods are important. Typical use cases include food, clinical-support and hygiene-related microbiology laboratories that work with selective enteric media. The 500 g unit quantity and 0,500 kg pack weight make it suitable for medium-throughput media preparation. Store and reconstitute according to laboratory procedures; the formulation is intended for professional microbiological use only.
This article is part of Dehydrated culture media (agar & broth bases), in Culture media & microbiology.
Key features
- Casein peptone: 17 g/l
- Gelatine peptone: 3 g/l
- Sorbitol: 10 g/l
- Sodium chloride: 5 g/l
- Bile salts No. 3: 1,5 g/l
- Neutral red: 0,03 g/l
- Crystal Violet: 0,001 g/l
- Agar: 15 g/l
- pH value: 7,1 ±0,2
- Pack size: 500 g plastic
- Storage temperature: +15 to +25 °C
- Product type: Sorbitol MacConkey Agar
- Standards: ISO 11133, ISO 16654
- Technical Information Sheet:
- Safety Data Sheet:
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Questions about Sorbitol MacConkey Agar, ISO 11133, ISO 16654, 500 g, plastic
What is this article?
Sorbitol MacConkey Agar, ISO 11133, ISO 16654, 500 g, plastic is the article on this page. Luminix Health distributes Carl Roth for laboratory use. It sits in Dehydrated culture media (agar & broth bases), inside Culture media & microbiology, in Microbiology lab supplies.
A dehydrated medium is a powder the laboratory dissolves, sterilises and pours. The formulation name, the supplements it still needs, and the grams per litre are the specification. Two powders with similar names, one selective and one not, grow different organisms.
A culture medium is the food and the solid or liquid home of a microorganism. Dehydrated media are powders the laboratory dissolves and sterilises. Ready-to-use plates and tubes are already that. A Petri dish is the plate. Selective media let one kind of organism grow and hold another back. The formulation and the supplements, not the colour of the agar, are the specification. Reference strains are at ATCC. Methods are on PubMed. Biosafety practice is the WHO laboratory biosafety topic.
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