DIFFERENTIAL REINFORCED CLOSTRIDIAL AGAR (VEG.)

Differential Reinforced Clostridial Agar(Veg) is prepared by replacing Casein enzymic hydrolysate and Peptic digest of animal tissue by veg peptone and veg extract which makes the medium free from BSE/TSE risks Attenborough and Scarr employed Differential Reinforced Clostridial Agar in conjunction with membrane filter for the count of Clostridium thermosaccharolyticum in sugar. This medium is also frequently employed for the investigation of intestinal flora, with added blood. It is also used for the total and Lactobacillus count of human and animal faeces and for determination of Bacteroides.

for enumeration and cultivation of Clostridia from water.