Thermo Scientific™ Rogosa Agar (Dehydrated)

Description

• Selectively isolate and enumerate Lactobacilli with Thermo Scientific™ Oxoid™ Rogosa Agar (Dehydrated)
• The medium has given excellent results when used in quantitative and qualitative studies of lactobacilli in feces, saliva and mouth rinses, and in dairy products
• Rogosa Agar, a modification of the medium described by Rogosa et al
• 1 , is a selective medium for the isolation and enumeration of lactobacilli
• High acetate concentration and low pH of the medium effectively suppress other bacteria, but also many strains of other lactic acid bacteria
• The modification of the pH to 6.2 instead of 5.5 alters the selectivity of the medium for the whole group of lactic acid bacteria 2,3
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• Remel™ and Oxoid™ products are now part of the Thermo Scientific brand.