MacConkey Agar w/ 0.15% Bile Salts, Crystal Violet and NaCl, is a classic selective and differential solid plating medium. This medium is universally utilized for the selective isolation, cultivation, and differentiation of coliform bacilli and enteric Gram-negative pathogens. It is widely deployed across clinical diagnostics, food quality testing, sewage control, and municipal water supply analysis.
Composition Ingredients g/L
Gelatin peptone 17.000
Tryptone 1.500
Peptone 1.500
Lactose 10.000
Bile salts 1.500
Sodium chloride 5.000
Neutral red 0.030
Crystal violet 0.001
Agar 15.000
Final pH (at 25°C): 7.1±0.2
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