Thermo Scientific™ Mucate Medium

Description

• Differentiate Shigella and nonmotile Escherechia coli based on mucic acid utilization with Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ Mucate Medium (Mucic Acid)
• Ellis et al
• modified Kauffmann and Petersen's formula to prepare this medium 1,2
• Mucate Medium (Mucic Acid) is recommended for use in conjunction with other tests to differentiate and identify certain members of Enterobacteriaceae, including E
• coli and Shigella 3,4
• Mucate Medium (Mucic Acid) is a liquid medium that is used to differentiate Shigella and nonmotile Escherechia coli based on mucic acid utilization
• Mucic acid gets converted to mucate when pH of the medium is adjusted by sodium hydroxide during manufacturing process
• Utilization of mucate results in an acid reaction that causes the indicator (brom thymol blue) to change color from blue to yellow
• Ready- to-use: Liquid medium Easy to interpret: Based on mucic acid utilization Mucate Medium (Mucic Acid) contains peptone that provides nitrogenous compounds and amino acids essential for bacterial growth
• Brom thymol blue is an indicator
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