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Pre-filled Milliflex Cassette
Description:
Milliflex Cassette prefilled with MacConkey Agar
Trade Name:
Milliflex
Applications:
Lactose fermenting organisms will appear red with or without a zone of precipitated bile. Non-lactose fermenters will appear as colorless to white colonies. Crystal violet and bile salts inhibits Gram-positive microorganisms, especially Enterococci and Staphylococci.
Key Applications:
- Bioburden Testing
- Water Monitoring
QC Organisms:
E. coli (ATCC 8739); P. mirabilis (ATCC 12453); S. aureus (ATCC 6538) as negative control
Target Microorganisms:
Lactose fermenting bacteria and coliforms
Number Tests/Pk:
24
Storage Temperature, °C:
2–8; Right Side Up
Applicable Device:
Milliflex
Type of Test:
- Bioburden
- Microbial Limits
Media Form:
Agar
Media:
MacConkey
Packaging:
10 mL Agar in plastic Cassette
Regulatory Conformance:
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, United-States Pharmacopeia, European Pharmacopeia
Certificate Included, Y/N:
Y
Incubation Time, h:
24–48 (USP); 18–72 (EP)
Incubation Temperature, °C:
30–35 (USP); 35–37 (EP)
Media Color:
Dark red, clear
Organism Appearance:
Lactose fermenting organisms will appear red with or without a zone of precipitated bile. Non-lactose fermenters will appear as colorless to white colonies. Crystal violet and bile salts inhibits Gram-positive microorganisms, especially Enterococci and Staphylococci
pH @ 25 °C:
7.1 ± 0.2
Microbial Monitoring Product Type:
Media
Shelf Life, months from mfg:
12