Store in airtight containers at 10-30°C. Prepared media is stored at 15-30°C.
Catalog Number FM-2275
Product Name Kohn Two Tube Medium No.2
Aspect Creamy to yellow powder
Application | The product is used to identify Enterobacteriaceae on the basis of sucrose and salicylic acid fermentation, motility, hydrogen sulfide and indole production. |
Principle | Motility appears as diffused growth from the inoculation line. Lead acetate paper strip blackening indicates H2S production. Sucrose or salicin fermentation to yellow indicates bromothymol blue as the pH indicator. Indole formation is shown by changing Kovac’s reagent paper to pinkish-red. |
pH | 7.4±0.2 |
Colour and Clarity of Prepared Medium | Green, clear to slightly milky gel |
Formulation (/L) |
Peptone 10.0 g Tryptone 10.0 g Saccharose (Sucrose) 10.0 g Salicin 10.0 g Sodium chloride 5.0 g Sodium thiosulphate 0.016g Disodium hydrogen phosphate 0.090 g Bromothymol blue 0.020 g Agar 3.0 g |
Directions | Suspend 48.13 g in 1000 ml of purified/distilled water. Heat to boiling to completely dissolve the medium. Dispense in tubes and autoclave at 115°C for 15 minutes. Cool the tubular medium in the upright position. |
Store in airtight containers at 10-30°C. Prepared media is stored at 15-30°C.
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