Antibiotic HiVeg™ Assay Medium No. 36

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A general purpose medium for cultivation of a wide variety of fastidious microorganisms.


Composition**

Ingredients Gms / Litre
HiVeg hydrolysate 15.000
Papaic digest of soyabean meal 5.000
Sodium chloride 5.000
Agar 15.000
Final pH (at 25°C) 7.3±0.2

**Formula adjusted, standardized to suit performance parameters

Directions

Suspend 40.0 grams in 1000 ml purified / distilled water. Heat to boiling to dissolve the medium completely. Sterilize by autoclaving at 15 lbs pressure (121°C) for 15 minutes. If desired aseptically add 5% v/v defibrinated blood in previously cooled medium at 45 - 50°C. Mix well before pouring.

Principle And Interpretation

Antibiotic HiVeg Assay Medium No. 36 is prepared by incorporating vegetable peptones in place of animal peptones, making the medium BSE TSE risks free. It can be used for the same purpose of Antibiotic Assay Medium No. 36 which is as per CFR (1). This medium is recommended for sterility testing (2). Antibiotic Assay Medium No. 36 is widely employed as seed agar for agar diffusion assay of bleomycin and for the maintenance of the test organism Mycobacterium smegmatis. This medium is also used as maintenance medium of Pseudomonas aeruginosa for plate assay of ticarcillin and also for various other organisms. The medium like the conventional medium has also been reported to be used for a multitude of purposes including maintenance of stock cultures, plate counting, isolation of microorganisms from a variety of specimen types and a base for media containing blood (3,4).

HiVeg hydrolysate and papaic digest of soyabean gives the essential nutrients for maintenance and growth of the test organisms used. Osmotic balance is maintained by sodium chloride. Agar provides excellent medium for antibiotic diffusion and gives well defined zones of inhibition. Freshly prepared plates should be used for antibiotic assays. Test organisms are inoculated in sterile seed agar pre-cooled to 40-45°C and spread evenly over the surface of solidified base agar. All conditions in the microbiological assay must be controlled carefully. The use of standard culture media in the test is one of the important step for the good results.

Note: For Antibiotic Assay Methods and Selection of Antibiotic HiVeg Assay Medias Refer Section Antibiotic HiVeg Assay Media.

Quality Control

Appearance: Cream to yellow homogeneous free flowing powder

Gelling: Firm, comparable with 1.5% Agar gel

Colour and Clarity of prepared medium: Basal Medium: Light yellow coloured clear to slightly opalescent gel. After addition of 5-7%w/v sterile defibrinated blood : Cherry red coloured opaque gel forms in Petri plates

Reaction: Reaction of 4.0% w/v aqueous solution at 25°C (after sterilization). pH: 7.3±0.2

pH: 7.10-7.50

Cultural Response

MV1666: Cultural characteristics observed with added 5-7% w/v sterile defibrinated blood after an incubation at 35-37°C for 18-48 hours.

Organism Inoculum (CFU) Growth Recovery Growth w/ blood Recovery w/ blood
Growth at 30-35°C for <= 3 days
Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633 50-100 luxuriant >=70% luxuriant >=70%
Staphylococcus aureus ATCC25923 50-100 luxuriant >=70% luxuriant >=70%
Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538 50-100 luxuriant >=70% luxuriant >=70%
Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 50-100 luxuriant >=70% luxuriant >=70%
Escherichia coli ATCC 8739 50-100 luxuriant >=70% luxuriant >=70%
Escherichia coli NCTC 9002 50-100 luxuriant >=70% luxuriant >=70%
Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853 50-100 luxuriant >=70% luxuriant >=70%
Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 9027 50-100 luxuriant >=70% luxuriant >=70%
Salmonella Abony NCTC 6017 50-100 luxuriant >=70% luxuriant >=70%
Micrococcus luteus ATCC 9341 50-100 luxuriant >=70% luxuriant >=70%
Salmonella Typhimurium ATCC 14028 50-100 luxuriant >=70% luxuriant >=70%
Streptococcus pneumoniae ATCC 6305 50-100 luxuriant >=70% luxuriant >=70%
Growth at 20-25°C for <= 5 days
*Aspergillus brasiliensis ATCC 16404 50-100 luxuriant luxuriant
Candida albicans ATCC 2091 50-100 luxuriant >=70% luxuriant >=70%
Candida albicans ATCC 10231 50-100 luxuriant >=70% luxuriant >=70%

Storage and Shelf Life

Store below 30°C in tightly closed container and use freshly prepared medium. Use before expiry date on the label.

More Information
Product Name Antibiotic HiVeg™ Assay Medium No. 36
SKU MV1666
Product Type HiVeg™
Physical Form Powder
Origin Animal Free (Veg)
Packaging type HDPE
References 1. Tests and Methods of Assay of Antibiotics and Antibiotic containing Drugs, FDA, CFR, 1983 Title 21, Part 436,Subpart D,Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, paragraphs436, 100-436, 106, p. 242-259, (April1).2.Wright and Welch, 1959-60, Antibiotic Ann., 61.3.MacFaddin 1985, Media for isolation-cultivation-identification-maintenance medical bacteria Vol, I, Williams, & Wilkins,Baltimore, MD4.Forbes BA, Sahm DF, Weissfeld AS, 2002, Bailey and Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology, 11th ed.
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