ANTIBIOTIC ASSAY MEDIUM NO. 11 (NEOMYCIN, ERYTHROMYCIN ASSAY AGAR) (VEG.)

Neomycin, Erythromycin Assay Agar (Antibiotic Assay Medium NO. 11) (VEG.) is prepared using vegetable peptones in place of animal peptones, making the medium BSE, TSE risks free. It can be used for the same purpose of Neomycin, Erythromycin Assay Agar (Antibiotic Medium No.11). Grove and Randall have elaborately elucidated the methods to perform Antibiotic Assay assays and various medias used for estimating the antibiotic concentrations of various formulations. Schmidt and Moyer have reported the use of antibiotic assay medium for the liquid formulation used in the performance of antibiotic assay. These media are also in accordance with USP (3) and FDA (4). This media can be used as a seed layer or base layer for various assays.

for microbiological assay of antibiotics