HiCrome™ ECC Selective Agar Base

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Recommended for detection of Escherichia coli and coliforms in water , food and clinical samples as per APHA.


A selective medium recommended for the simultaneous detection of Escherichia coli and total coliforms in water and food samples. The chromogenic mixture contains two chromogenic substrates. The enzyme ß-D-galactosidase produced by coliforms cleaves one of the Chromogenic to form salmon to red coloured colonies . The enzyme ß-D-glucuronidase produced by Escherichia coli, cleaves X-glucuronide, the other Chromogenic . Colonies of Escherichia coli gives dark blue to violet coloured colonies due to cleavage of both the chromogens.
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Product Name HiCrome™ ECC Selective Agar Base
SKU M1294
Product Type HiCrome™
Physical Form Powder
Origin Animal
Packaging type HDPE
References 1. Baird R.B., Eaton A.D., and Rice E.W., (Eds.), 2015, Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 23rd ed., APHA, Washington, D.C.2.Frampton E.W., Restaino L. and Blaszko N., 1988, J.Food Prof., 51:402.3.Isenberg, H.D. Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook. 2nd Edition.4.Jorgensen, J.H., Pfaller , M.A., Carroll, K.C., Funke, G., Landry, M.L., Richter, S.S and Warnock., D.W.(2015) Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 11th Edition. Vol. 1.5.LeMinor L. and Hamida F., 1962, Ann. Inst. Pasteur > 102:267.6.M. and Bülow P., 1976, Acta. Pathol. Microbiol. Scand Sect. B, 84:245.7.Manafi M. and Kneifel W., 1989, Zentralbl. Hyg., 189:225.8.Salfinger Y., and Tortorello M.L. Fifth (Ed.), 2001, Compendium of Methods for the Microbiological Examination of Foods, 5th Ed., American Public Health Association, Washington, D.C.
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