Thermo Scientific™ EC Broth

Description

• Detect coliforms at 37°C and Escherichia coli from dairy sources and food at 44.5°C with Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ EC Broth
• Hajna and Perry developed EC Broth to detect E
• coli and other coliforms 1
• They reported that this medium can be used to examine water, milk, shellfish, and other material from feces that pollute the environment 2
• Previous methods were considered inadequate due to interference of injured cells that were sensitive to additives, temperatures and, selective media 3
• EC Broth is a liquid medium used to isolate Escherechia coli
• E
• coli is an indicator organism that can indicate fecal contamination or unsanitary conditions
• Ready-to-use: Convenience of prepared media
• Selective: Contains bile as a selective agent that inhibits some gram-positive cocci and sporeformers
• Recommended by American Public Health Association (APHA) and AOAC International (AOAC) 4-7 to detect coliforms in water, wastewater and food EC Broth contains casein and meat peptones that supply amino acids, peptides and nitrogenous compounds that are necessary for growth of bacteria
• Lactose acts as a ready source of energy and its fermentation leads to production of gas in the vial
• Sodium chloride provides essential electrolytes and maintains osmotic equilibrium
• Dipotassium phosphate and monopotassium phosphate are buffers which help control the pH
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• Remel™ and Oxoid™ products are now part of the Thermo Scientific brand.