| Identifiers |
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| Product Name |
Brilliant Green Agar (BGA) |
| Catalogue No. |
CM510152 |
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Description |
BGA is a differential selective medium, able to detect the presence of enteropathogenic bacteria in different samples. This medium is a modification to Kauffman’s original formulation, and it complies with the ISO, HMO, Eur. Phar., USP and APHA specifications. Since it has a high brilliant green concentration, it inhibits notably the growth of most bacteria, except Salmonella. However, S. typhi and S. paratyphi are also inhibited. Therefore, when their presence or Shigella is suspected, it is recommended to use other media in parallel, as Deoxycholate Lactose Agar (Ref. 01-057), MacConkey Agar (Ref. 01-118), Salmonella Shigella Agar (Ref. 01-171), Xylose Lysine Deoxycholate Agar (Ref. 01-211 or 1-552) or Endo Agar Base (Ref. 01-589) which are less inhibitory. Presence of lactose and sucrose allows a good differentiation between Salmonella, which produce pink or colourless colonies with a red halo or zone, and the companion flora, which produce smaller and green yellowish colonies with |
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Application |
Medium for Salmonella isolation, according to the European Pharmacopoeia |