Plate Count Agar Plate is used for obtaining microbial plate counts from milk, dairy products, food, water and other materials of sanitary importance.
Plate Count Agar is equivalent to the medium recommended by APHA and ISO 4833 for the isolation of microorganisms in milk and other dairy products and may also be used to determine the sanitary quality of foods, water and other materials.
Composition*
Ingredients
| g/L
|
Casein Enzymic Hydrolysate
| 5.0
|
Yeast Extract
| 2.5
|
Dextrose
| 1.0
|
Agar
| 15.0
|
*Adjusted to suit performance parameters.
pH at 25°C ± 2°C: 7.0 ± 0.2
