BACILLUS DIFFERENTIATION AGAR

Bacillus is Gram positive, rod-shaped bacteria; can be obligate aerobes or facultative anaerobes. Under stressful environmental conditions they produce oval endospores, that can be dormant for extended periods Bacillus cereus causes food-borne illness and Bacillus subtilis is involved in food spoilage like ropiness in bread and other related foods. Bacillus Differentiation Agar is recommended for differentiation between Bacillus cereus and Bacillus subtilis based on mannitol fermentation.

for di?erentiation of Bacillus cereus and Bacillus subtilis based on mannitol fermentation