Listeria Oxford Medium Base

Description

Listeria Oxford Medium Base is used to isolate Listeria species from pathological specimen.
Other Product
Alternative Name

Oxford Medium Base 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 10.000 Final pH ( at 25°C) 7.0±0.2
Quantity required per litre

55,5 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 Oxford Listeria Supplement (FD071) or Listeria Moxalactam supplement(FD126), after an incubation at 35-37°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
Additional description

There are two major types of growth media those used for cell culture , which use specific cell types derived from plants or animals, and microbiological culture, which are used for growing microorganisms, such as bacteria or yeast. The most common growth media for microorganisms are nutrient broths and agar plates with antibiotics; specialized media are sometimes required for microorganism and cell culture growth.
Group

media

Gene target

Listeria Oxford Base
Short name

Listeria Oxford Medium Base
Technique

Medium, cell culture Media
Species

Listeria, Listeria
Alternative name

Listeria Oxford Medium Base
Alternative technique

cellculture
Virus

hhv
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

Primary Cell Culture
Concept

Scope note: The initial culturing of cells derived directly from fresh TISSUES.
Tree numbers
- E01.370.225.500.223.500
- E05.200.500.265.500
- E05.242.223.500
- E05.481.500.249.500
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