Thermo Scientific™ M.R.S. Agar

Description

• Isolate and enumerate lactic acid bacteria from food with Thermo Scientific™ Oxoid™ M.R.S
• Agar (Dehydrated)
• This medium is designed to support profuse growth of all strains of lactobacilli, even the difficult and slow-growing strains of Lactobacillus brevis and Lactobacillus fermenti
• M.R.S
• Agar is designed to encourage the growth of the ‘lactic acid bacteria’ which includes species of the following genera: Lactobacillus, Streptococcus, Pediococcus , and Leuconostoc
• All these species can produce lactic acid in considerable amounts
• Superior performance over the tomato juice medium of Briggs 1 and the meat extract tomato juice medium of de Man Allows growth of growth of all strains of lactobacilli , especially the difficult and slow-growing strains of Lactobacillus brevis and Lactobacillus fermenti ‘Lactic acid bacteria’ are Gram-positive, catalase and oxidase negative and are fastidious in their nutritional requirements
• Growth is enhanced considerably by microaerobic conditions
• Generally, the ‘lactic acid bacteria’ show delayed growth and smaller colony size than other microorganisms
• They may be overgrown in non-selective media, especially if incubation is required for 2-4 days
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