Kaper’s Medium

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Used for enumeration and identification of Aeromonas hydrophila from food as per APHA.


Kaper’s Medium is used for enumeration and identification of Aeromonas hydrophila from food as per APHA. This medium is used for enumeration and identification of Aeromonas hydrophila from foods and shows the following reactions: mannitol and inositol fermentation, ornithine decarboxylation and deamination, motility, indole and H2S production. Usually in tubes containing Kapers Medium inoculated with A.hydrophila, the butts turn yellow due to acid formation and an alkaline band is formed at the top of the medium. Small amount of agar facilitates motility determination.
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Product Name Kaper’s Medium
SKU M1169
Product Type Regular
Physical Form Powder
Origin Animal
Packaging type HDPE
References 1.Corry J. E. L., Curtis G. D. W., and Baird R. M., Culture Media for Food Microbiology, Vol. 34, Progress in Industrial Microbiology, 1995, Elsevier, Amsterdam.2.Kaper J., Seidler R. J., Lockman H. and Colwell R. R., 1979, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 38:1023.3.Downes F. P. and Ito K., (Eds.), 2001, Compendium of Methods for the Microbiological Examination of Foods, 4th Ed.,APHA, Washington, D.C.
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