B260 

SELLERS DIFFERENTIAL AGAR

Formula

Ingredients 

gms/lit.

Peptic digest of animal tissue

Yeast extract

L-arginine

D-mannitol

Sodium chloride

Sodium nitrate

Sodium nitrite

Magnesium sulphate

Dipotassium phosphate

Bromo thymol blue

Phenol red

Agar

20.00

1.00

1.00

2.00

2.00

1.00

0.35

1.50

1.00

0.04

0.008

15.00

Final pH (at 25°C) : 6.7 + 0.2

Directions 

Suspend 45 gms. in 1000ml. distilled water. Heat to boiling to dissolve the medium completely. Dispense in test tubes and sterilize by autoclaving at 15 lbs pressure (121°C) for 15 minutes. Cool the tubes medium is slanted position. Just before inoculation add 0.15 ml. or 2 drops of 50% dextrose solution to each slant.

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