Brewer thioglycollate medium
SIAL/B2551 - suitable for microbiology, NutriSelect® Plus
Synonym: Thioglycollate Medium (Brewer)
Product Type: Chemical
| application(s) | clinical testing food and beverages sterility testing |
| microbiology | |
| form | powder |
| manufacturer/tradename | NutriSelect® Plus |
| pH | 7.2±0.2 (25 °C) |
| Quality Level | 200  |
| shelf life | limited shelf life, expiry date on the label |
| sterility | non-sterile |
| suitability | anaerobic bacteria |
| nonselective for Bacteroides spp. | |
| nonselective for Clostridium spp. | |
| nonselective for Streptococcus spp. | |
| nonselective for bacteria (General Media) | |
| technique(s) | microbiological culture: suitable |
| Application: | Used for testing the sterility of biological products. |
| Components: | Components (g/L) Proteose Peptone 10.00 Infusion from Beef 17.50 Dextrose 5.00 Sodium Chloride 5.00 Dipotassium Phosphate 2.00 Sodium Thioglycollate 0.50 Methylene Blue 0.002 Agar 0.50 |
| 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 40.5 g of Brewer Thioglycollate Medium in 1000 ml of distilled water. Boil to dissolve the medium completely. Dispense in tubes or in suitable containers as desired and sterilize by autoclaving at 15 lbs. pressure (121°C) for 15 minutes.Note: If more than the upper one third of medium has acquired a green color, the medium may be restored once by heating on a water bath or free flowing steam until the green color disappears. |
| Symbol |  GHS07 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H317 |
| Precautionary statements | P261 - P272 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P333 + P313 - P362 + P364 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| UNSPSC | 41171607 |