SPS Agar

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For the detection of Clostridium perfringens in food.


SPS Agar is recommended for detection of Clostridium perfringens in food samples. This medium has tryptone and yeast extract that supply nitrogenous compounds, vitamin B complex and other essential growth nutrients. Polymyxin B and sulphadiazine inhibit a wide variety of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Organisms reduces sulphite to sulphide which reacts with iron of ferric citrate to form a black precipitate of iron sulphide and hence the colonies appear black. Clostridium perfringens and Clostridium sporogenes shows black colored colony on this medium.
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Product Name SPS Agar
SKU M632
Product Type Regular
Physical Form Powder
Origin Animal
Packaging type HDPE
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