Thermo Scientific™ Kanamycin Aesculin Azide Agar Base (Dehydrated)

Description

• Detect and isolate Enterococci in foodstuffs with Thermo Scientific™ Oxoid™ Kanamycin Aesculin Azide Agar Base (Dehydrated) when used with Kanamycin Supplement (SR0092)
• The medium contains the selective inhibitory components kanamycin sulphate and sodium azide
• It also contains an indicator system to detect the growth of aesculin-hydrolysing streptococci
• These organisms produce black zones around the colonies from the formation of black iron phenolic compounds derived from aesculin-hydrolysis products and ferrous iron
• Enterococci are part of the normal intestinal flora of human and animals
• They have been long recognized as important human pathogens and are becoming increasingly so
• Kanamycin Esculin Azide Agar is formulated as per Mossel et al 1, 2 to detect enterococci in foodstuffs
• Mossel et al 3 used it for the dip slide technique for bacteriological monitoring of foods
• Selective: due to the presence of kanamycin sulphate and sodium azide medium provides selectivity against non-target organisms
• Easy to read: aesculin-hydrolyzing streptococci form black zones around the colonies
• Can be used successfully for the isolation of glycopeptide resistant enterococci from foods 4,5 Not all products are available for sale in all territories
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• Remel™ and Oxoid™ products are now part of the Thermo Scientific brand