ROSE BENGAL CHLORAMPHENICOL AGAR

Rose Bengal Chloramphenicol Agar was formulated originally by Jarvis and further modified by Overcast and Weakley. The use of Rose Bengal in the media having neutral pH was reported by Smith and Dawson. The medium has neutral pH, which with the antibiotics has noted to be advantageous. Rose bengal is taken up by moulds and yeast colonies thereby assist in enumeration.

for selective isolation and enumeration of yeasts and molds from environmental materials and foods

Aspergillus niger | Bacillus subtilis subsp. spizizenii | Cladosporium cladosporioides | Mucor racemosus | Pencillium notatum | Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Agriculture | Food & Beverages | Water

100 gm | 500 gm