Arabinose Agar Base

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Recommended to differentiate Enterococcus faecium from Enterococcus faecalis.


Arabinose Agar is recommended for selective isolation of Enterococcus faecium from faeces, sewage and water samples.Arabinose is the fermentable carbohydrate. Phenol red is the indicator in the medium. E. faecium ferments arabinose, producing acidic conditions, hence develop yellow coloured colony. Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus hirae does not ferment arabinose, hence appear as colourless- pink coloured colony.
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Product Name Arabinose Agar Base
SKU M1576
Product Type Regular
Physical Form Powder
Origin Animal
Packaging type HDPE
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