17134

CPC-Agar (Base)

suitable for microbiology, NutriSelect^® Plus

• Synonym(s): Cellobiose Polymyxin Colistin Agar (Base)
• UNSPSC Code: 41171606
• NACRES: NA.74

Properties

• sterility: non-sterile
• Quality Level: 200
• form: powder
• composition: agar, 15 g/L ; beef extract, 5 g/L ; bromothymol blue, 0.04 g/L ; cellobiose, 15 g/L ; cresol red, 0.04 g/L ; peptic digest of animal tissue, 10 g/L ; sodium chloride, 20 g/L
• manufacturer/tradename: NutriSelect^® Plus
• technique(s): microbiological culture: suitable
• final pH: 7.6±0.2 (25 °C)
• application(s): food and beverages; microbiology
• suitability: selective and differential for Vibrio spp.

Description

General description

Cellobiose-polymyxin B-colistin(CPC) agar is a medium used for the isolation and differentiation of Vibrio vulnificus in laboratory testing.[1]

Application

for the cultivation and identification of Vibrio species from foods

Preparation Note

Suspend 32.54 g in 500 ml of distilled water. Heat to boiling to dissolve the medium completely. Sterilize by autoclaving at 121°C for 15 minutes. Cool to 45°C and aseptically add reconstituted contents of 1 vial of CPC Supplement (Cat. No. 17137). Mix well.

Footnote

We offer two media types: the superior granulated GranuCult^® and the cost-efficient powdered NutriSelect^® culture media, depending on your needs.
The designations basic, plus, or prime are added to indicate the quality control level, from basic quality control to standard QC plus to prime for full regulatory compliance.

Legal Information

GRANUCULT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

NutriSelect is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)