Listeria Oxford Agar Base w/ 1.2% Agar

Description

Listeria Oxford Agar Base w/ 1.2% Agar is used to isolate specimen Listeria species from food samples
Other Product
Alternative Name

Oxford Agar Base w/ 1.2% Agar for Listeria
Type

Dehydrated Culture Media
Origin

Animal
Classification

Bacterial
Composition g L

Peptone, special 23.000 Lithium Chloride 15.000 Sodium chloride 5.000 Corn Starch 1.000 Esculin 1.000 Ammonium Ferric Citrate 0.500 Agar 12.000 Final pH ( at 25°C) 7.2±0.1
Quantity required per litre

57,50 g
Appearance

Light yellow to dark yellow homogeneous free flowing powder
Colour and Clarity of prepared medium

Dark amber coloured clear to slightly opalescent gel with a blue cast forms in Petri plates
Cultural response

Cultural characteristics observed with added Listeria Moxalactam supplement, Modified (FD126F), after an incubation at 35°C for 24-48 hours.
Storage

Store below 30°C in tightly closed container and the prepared medium at 2-8°C.
Shelf Life

Use before expiry date on the label.
Technical Data
Data Sheet

Gene target

Listeria Oxford Agar Base Agar
Short name

Listeria Oxford Agar Base w/ 1 2% Agar
Species

Listeria, Listeria
Alternative name

Listeria Oxford media gelling agent Base w/ 1.2% media gelling agent
Disease

Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria species are gram-positive, rod-shaped, facultatively anaerobic, and non spore-forming. The major human pathogen in the Listeria genus is L. monocytogenes. It is usually the causative agent of the relatively rare bacterial disease listeriotic, listeriosis a serious infection caused by eating food contaminated with the bacteria. The disease affects pregnant women, newborns, adults with weakened immune systems, and the elderly. Antibodies and ELISA test kits for detection of listeria antigens.

Name

Radioimmunosorbent Test
Concept

Scope note: Radioimmunoassay of proteins using antibody coupled to an immunosorbent.
Tree numbers
- E05.478.566.380.830
- E05.478.566.639.830
- E05.601.470.380.830
- E05.601.470.639.830
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