Thermo Scientific™ EC Medium w/MUG

Description

• Detect coliforms by fluorogenic assay procedure from water, wastewater, and food samples with Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ EC Medium w/MUG
• Hajna and Perry developed EC Medium to detect Escherichia coli and other coliforms 1 in water, milk, shellfish, and other materials 2
• Feng and Hartman added 4-methylumbelliferyl-β-D-glucuronide (MUG) 3 to conventional coliform assays
• This improved detection rates of E
• coli as fluorescence could be detected within 4-24 hours
• EC Medium w/MUG is a liquid medium used to isolate and detect Escherechia coli
• E
• coli is an indicator organism that can indicate fecal contamination or unsanitary conditions
• Ready- to-use: Convenience of prepared media
• Selective: Bile inhibits some gram-positive cocci and sporeformers
• Easy-to-detect : Improved detection rates of E
• coli due to fluorescence of 4-methylumbelliferone within 4-24 hours
• Recommended by American Public Health Association (APHA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 4,5 for detection of coliforms in water, wastewater and food
• EC Medium w/MUG contains casein and meat peptones that supply amino acids, peptides and nitrogenous compounds required 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
• MUG is hydrolyzed by glucuronidase and yields a fluorescent end product, 4-methylumbelliferone
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• Remel™ and Oxoid™ products are now part of the Thermo Scientific brand.