• Catalog number
    M1781-3X500G
  • Product name
    Listeria Oxford Medium Base, Modified
  • Size
    3X500G
  • Description
    Listeria Oxford Medium Base, Modified is recommended for isolation and differentiation of Listeria species from clinical specimens.
  • Other Product
  • Alternative Name
    Modified Listeria Oxford Medium Base
  • Type
    Dehydrated Culture Media
  • Origin
    Animal
  • Classification
    Bacterial
  • Composition g L
    Tryptone 8.900 Meat extract 2.700 Proteose Peptone, B 4.400 Yeast Extract 4.400 Lithium Chloride 15.000 Sodium Chloride 4.400 Corn Starch 0.900 Esculin 1.000 Ammonium Ferric Citrate 0.500 Agar 15.300 Final pH ( at 25°C) 7.2±0.2
  • Quantity required per litre
    57,5 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 Modified(FD266), 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
  • Gene target
    Listeria Oxford Base Modified
  • Short name
    Listeria Oxford Medium Base, Modified
  • technique filter
    • Medium
  • Technique
    Medium, cell culture Media
  • Alternative technique
    cellculture
  • Virus
    hhv
  • virus filter
    • 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.