MUELLER HINTON AGAR
Catalog Number : 901
Description
MUELLER HINTON AGAR,together with Mueller Hinton Broth (Cat. 1214), is used for testing the antimicrobial susceptibility of rapidly growing aerobic organisms from clinical samples.The medium can be used with complete confi dence because it is rich in nutrients, able to grow fastidious organisms. The use of a medium with suitable growth characteristics is essential to test the susceptibility of microorganisms to antibiotics. It is also recommended for testing most commonly encountered aerobic and facultative anaerobic bacteria.Beef infusion and Acid casein peptone (H) provide nitrogen, vitamins, minerals and amino acids essential for growth. The starch absorbs any toxic metabolites produced. Bacteriological agar is the solidifying agent.Mueller Hinton Agar can be used to cultivate Neisseria specimens, the recommended incubation of plates being at a temperature of 35 ± 2°C in a CO2 atmosphere for 18 - 24 hours.It has become the standard medium for the Bauer Kirby method and its performance is specifi ed by the NCCLS.
MICROBIOLOGICAL TEST
The following results were obtained in the performance of the medium from type cultures after incubation at a temperature of 35 ± 2ºC and observed after 18 - 24 hours.
| Catalog Number | 901 |
|---|---|
| Product Name | MUELLER HINTON AGAR |
| Brand | Prepared Plated Media |
| Material | Resin (PS) +Media Agar |
| Packing | Box |
| Color | Amber opalescent |
| Plates/Box | 10 |
| Weight (kg) | 2 Kg |
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Certificate ISO 9001
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Certificate ISO 13485
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Certificate CPAKB
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Certificate CDAKB