Modified Salt HiVeg™ Agar Base for Staphylococci

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For selective isolation and cultivation of Staphylococci.


Composition

Ingredients Gms / Litre
HiVeg peptone 5.000
HiVeg extract 3.000
Sodium chloride 65.000
Agar 15.000
Final pH (at 25°C) 7.4±0.2

Formula adjusted, standardized to suit performance parameters

Directions

Suspend 88 grams in 900 ml distilled water. Heat to boiling to dissolve the medium completely. Dispense and sterilize by autoclaving at 15 lbs pressure (121°C) for 15 minutes. Cool to 60°C. Aseptically add 10 ml of sterile skim milk (10% w/v skim milk powder solution) to every 90 ml of basal medium. Mix well and pour into sterile Petri plates.

Principle and Interpretation

Milk Salt Agar is used for selective isolation and cultivation of Staphylococci. Koch reported that only Staphylococci could grow on agar media containing 7.5% sodium chloride (1). Chapman in his modification of the Kochs medium utilized this property for making the medium selective by the high salt content (2, 3).

This is a simple but nutritious medium. Beef extract, peptic digest of animal tissue and skim milk supply essential nutrients mainly nitrogenous and carbonaceous compounds including trace ingredients to Staphylococci. Sodium chloride at a concentration of 6.5% makes the medium highly selective as majority of the contaminating organisms are inhibited by the high salt concentration, but Staphylococci are able to tolerate the high sodium chloride concentration.

Quality Control

Appearance
Cream to yellow homogeneous free flowing powder

Gelling
Firm, comparable with 1.5% Agar gel

Colour and Clarity of prepared medium
Yellow coloured opaque gel forms in Petri plates after addition of 10%v/v sterile milk

Reaction
Reaction of the basal medium (8.8gm in 90 ml distilled water) at 25°C. pH: 7.4±0.2

pH
7.20-7.60

Cultural Response

MV661: Cultural characteristics observed after an incubation at 35 - 37°C for 18-48 hours.

Organism Inoculum (CFU) Growth Recovery
Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 >=10³ inhibited 0%
Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 50-100 good-luxuriant >=50%

Storage and Shelf Life

Store below 30°C in tightly closed container and the prepared medium at 2 - 8°C. Use before expiry date on the label.

More Information
Product Name Modified Salt HiVeg™ Agar Base for Staphylococci
SKU MV661
Product Type HiVeg™
Physical Form Powder
Origin Animal Free (Veg)
Packaging type HDPE
References 1. Koch, 1942, Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Abt. I. Orig., 149:122.
2.Chapman, 1946, J. Bacteriol., 51:409.
3.Rechcigl M., Jr. (Ed.), 1978, CRC Handbook Series in Nutrition and Food, Section G., Vol. III, CRC Press, Inc., Ohio, U.S.A.
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