Simmons Citrate Agar
SIAL/85463 - NutriSelect® Basic, suitable for microbiology
Synonym: Citrate Utilization Test
Product Type: Chemical
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| application(s) | agriculture clinical testing environmental food and beverages water monitoring |
| microbiology | |
| composition | agar, 15 g/L |
| ammonium dihydrogen phosphate, 0.2 g/L | |
| bromothymol blue, 0.08 g/L | |
| disodium ammonium phosphate, 0.8 g/L | |
| magnesium sulfate heptahydrate, 0.2 g/L | |
| sodium chloride, 5 g/L | |
| trisodium citrate, 2 g/L | |
| final pH | ~7.0 |
| form | powder |
| manufacturer/tradename | NutriSelect® Basic |
| product line | BioChemika |
| Quality Level | 100  |
| shelf life | limited shelf life, expiry date on the label |
| sterility | non-sterile |
| suitability | nonselective and differential for Escherichia coli |
| nonselective and differential for Salmonella spp. | |
| nonselective and differential for coliforms | |
| nonselective and differential for molds (General Media) | |
| nonselective and differential for yeasts (General Media) | |
| technique(s) | microbe id | utilization test: suitable |
| microbiological culture: suitable |
| Application: | Simmons Citrate Agar can be used for differentiating between fecal coli and members of the aerogenes group based on citrate utilization. It can also be used for the identification of certain fungi and fungi imperfecti. The agar has been used to perform a citrate test. |
| 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. |
| General description: | Simmons Citrate Agar uses citric acid as the carbon source. It is used to differentiate Salmonella groups from each other. It does not allow the growth of Shigella or coliforms. |
| Legal Information: | GRANUCULT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany |
| Legal Information: | NutriSelect is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany |
| Other Notes: | Selective recovery of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Klebsiella oxytoca from human feces |
| Preparation Note: | Suspend 23.3 g in 1 litre distilled water and heat to boiling to dissolve. Distribute in tubes or flasks and sterilize by autoclaving at 121°C for 15 minutes. Allow tubes to cool as slants. |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| UNSPSC | 41171606 |