Innovating Science Simmons Citrate Agar Differential Medium, 100g

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Innovating Science Simmons Citrate Agar Features

• DIFFERENTIATING GROWTH MEDIUM || 100g bottle of powdered growth medium. Used to grow, maintain and determine if cultures are able to utilize citrate as a carbon source.

• EASY TO PREPARE || Simply mix 24 g medium with 1 L deionized water and bring to a boil while stirring to ensure medium is completely dissolved. Pour into petri dishes, then allow medium to cool and solidify.

• EXCELLENT FOR LABORATORIES AND CLASSROOMS || Ideal for use in general biology and microbiology laboratories and classrooms.

• APPLICATIONS || This medium is used to determine if bacteria are able to utilize citrate as a carbon source. Organisms that can utilize citrate produce alkaline carbonate, changing a pH indicator in the agar from green to blue. Some citrate negative organisms may display weak growth on the agar but will not cause the agar to change color.

• MANUFACTURED IN THE USA || The Curated Chemical Collection by Innovating Science is comprised of high quality chemical products that manufactured in the United States.

About Innovating Science Simmons Citrate Agar

100 grams of Simmons Citrate Agar, used to grow, maintain and determine if cultures are able to utilize citrate as a carbon source. Agar comes dehydrated in a plastic open-mouth bottle for convenient storage. Each bottle makes 4 L of growth medium. Each bottle comes with an SDS, providing safe handling and storage information.