Bile esculin agar (BEA) is a differential and selective medium and is mainly used to discern group D Streptococci and Enterococci based on the organism’s potential to hydrolyze esculin. It use in the microbiology laboratory.
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• grade: for microbiology
• shelf_life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• composition: {‘agar’: ‘15.0 g/L’, ‘esculin’: ‘1 g/L’, ‘ferric_citrate’: ‘0.5 g/L’, ‘meat_extract’: ‘3 g/L’, ‘meat_peptone’: ‘5 g/L’, ‘ox_bile’: ’40 g/L’}
• final_pH: 6.6±0.2 (25 °C)
• featured_industry: Environmental Food and Beverages
• suitability: selective and differential for Enterococcus spp.
• Differential and selective medium
• Used to discern group D Streptococci and Enterococci
• Hydrolyzes esculin
• For microbiology use
• Limited shelf life with expiry date on the label