Plate Count skimmed milk agar

according to ISO 4833 and 17410

200

medium granules (dehydrated (DCM))

GranuCult^®

microbiological culture: suitable

food and beverages
microbiology

15-25℃

aerobic bacteria (total count in milk and dairy)

GranuCult is our new brand name for our existing granulated dehydrated culture media which apply to new EN ISO 11133:2014 and various other ISO standards and FDA-BAM / USDA-FSIS methods for testing of food and water samples. All these media are currently being updated to be fully compliant to the latest version of these standards and regulations with respect to composition and quality control and will be available shortly.
acc. ISO 4833 and ISO 17410 GranuCult

Appearance (clearness): clear to opalescent
Appearance (colour): yellowish to yellowish-brown
pH-value (25 °C): 6.8 - 7.2
Solidification behaviour (2 hrs., 40 °C): liquid
Solidification behaviour (4 hrs., 45 °C): liquid
Growth promotion test in accordance with the current version of DIN EN ISO 11133.
Inoculum on reference medium (Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538 (WDCM 00032)):
Inoculum on reference medium (Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 (WDCM 00034)):
Inoculum on reference medium (Escherichia coli ATCC 8739 (WDCM 00012)):
Inoculum on reference medium (Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 (WDCM 00013)):
Inoculum on reference medium (Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633 (WDCM 00003)):
Colony count (Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538 (WDCM 00032)):
Colony count (Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 (WDCM 00034)):
Colony count (Escherichia coli ATCC 8739 (WDCM 00012)):
Colony count (Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 (WDCM 00013)):
Colony count (Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633 (WDCM 00003)):
Recovery on test medium (Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538 (WDCM 00032)): ≥ 70 %
Recovery (Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 (WDCM00034)): ≥ 70 %
Recovery on test medium (Escherichia coli ATCC 8739 (WDCM 00012)): ≥ 70 %
Recovery on test medium (Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 (WDCM 00013)): ≥ 70 %
Recovery on test medium (Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633 (WDCM 00003)): ≥ 70 %
Incubation: 72 ± 3 hours at 30 ± 1 °C aerobic.
A recovery rate of 70 % is equivalent to a productivity value of 0.7.
The indicated colony counts result from the sum of a triple determination.
Reference media: Tryptic Soy Agar

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.

GRANUCULT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
NutriSelect is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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