ANTIBIOTIC ASSAY MEDIUM-H (as per IP) (PART – I)

Product Code TM 1749

  • Description

    This medium is used as seed agar for assay of Carbenicillin, Colistimethate sodium, Colistin sulphate and Polymyxin B. The medium composition is in accordance to IP and CFR and numerically identical with the name assigned by Groove and Randall.
    Polymyxin are reported to have slow diffusion in agar giving smaller zone of inhibition. Hence the reduced agar concentration (1.2%) in this medium improves the diffusion of polymyxin in the medium. Polysorbate 80 are reported to function synergistically with polymyxin on spheroplasts of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Polysorbate 80 enhances the penetration of Polymyxin to the cytoplasmic membrane and hence is an appropriate ingredient in the medium used for assay of Polymyxin. Freshly prepared plates should be used for antibiotic assays. Test organisms are inoculated in sterile seed agar pre-cooled to 40-45?C and spread evenly over the surface of solidified base agar. All conditions in the microbiological assay must be controlled carefully. The use of standard culture media in the test is one of the important step for the good results.

  • Principle

    for microbiological plate assay of Carbenicillin and Polymyxin-B

  • Microorganism

    • Bordetella bronchiseptica
    • Escherichia coli
    • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Industry

    • Pharmaceutical
  • Pack Size

    • 500 gm
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