UREA AGAR BASE (CHRISTENSEN)

Product Code TM 1113

  • Description

    Urea Agar Base Media is a slight modification of Christensen formulation and is recommended by BIS for identification of urease activity. Rustigian and Stuart had originally formulated a medium to detect urease activity. These media differentiate between rapid urease positive Proteus species and other urease positive organisms like Citrobacter, Enterobacter and Klebsiella and the bacteria other than Enterobacteriaceae.

  • Principle

    for detection of urease production, particularly by Proteus vulgaris, Micrococci & paracolon organisms

  • Microorganism

    • Escherichia coli
    • Klebsiella pneumoniae
    • Proteus mirabilis
    • Proteus vulgaris
  • Industry

    • Clinical Diagnostics
  • Pack Size

    • 100 gm
    • 500 gm
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