U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition

Bacteriological Analytical Manual Online
January 2001

M18
Bile Esculin Agar

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Beef extract 3 g
Peptone 5 g
Esculin 1 g
Oxgall 40 g
Ferric citrate 0.5 g
Agar 15 g
Distilled water 1 liter

 

 

Heat with agitation to dissolve. Dispense into tubes, autoclave 15 min at 121°C, and slant until solidified. Final pH, 6.6 ± 0.2.

 

 



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