PLET Agar
SIAL/55678 - suitable for microbiology, NutriSelect® Plus
Synonym: Polymyxin B - Lysozym - EDTA - Thallous acetate Agar
Product Type: Chemical
| application(s) | agriculture clinical testing environmental food and beverages veterinary |
| microbiology | |
| composition | agar, 15 g/L |
| beef heart infusion (extract from 500 g), 10 g/L | |
| EDTA, 0.3 g/L | |
| sodium chloride, 5 g/L | |
| thallous acetate, 0.04 g/L | |
| tryptose, 10 g/L | |
| final pH | 7.3±0.2 (25 °C) |
| form | powder |
| manufacturer/tradename | NutriSelect® Plus |
| Quality Level | 200  |
| shelf life | limited shelf life, expiry date on the label |
| sterility | non-sterile |
| suitability | Bacillus anthracis |
| selective for Bacillus spp. | |
| technique(s) | microbiological culture: suitable |
| Application: | PLET Agar Base medium is the best selective medium for isolation and cultivation of Bacillus anthracis from environmental specimens, animal products or clinical specimens. |
| Footnote: | We offer two media types: the superior granulated GranuCult® and the cost-efficient powdered NutriSelect® culture media, depending on your needs. The designations basic, plus, or prime are added to indicate the quality control level, from basic quality control to standard QC plus to prime for full regulatory compliance. |
| Legal Information: | GRANUCULT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany |
| Legal Information: | NutriSelect is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany |
| Preparation Note: | Suspend 40.3 g in 990 ml of purified water. Heat with frequent agitation and boil for one minute. Sterilize at 121°C for 15 minutes. Cool to 50°C and, aseptically, add rehydrated contents of one vial of Anthracis-Selective-Suppl |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| UNSPSC | 41171609 |