Thermo Scientific™ Tryptic Soy Agar w/Lecithin, Polysorbate 80 (Dehydrated)

Description

• Detect and enumerate microorganisms present on surfaces of sanitary importance with Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ Tryptic Soy Agar w/Lecithin, Polysorbate 80 (Dehydrated)
• Formulated by Weber and Black that lecithin added to an agar medium in sufficient concentration neutralizes quaternary ammonium compounds 1
• Brummer also tested the medium 2
• United States Pharmacopeia (USP) 3 mentions Tryptin Soy Agar (TSA) that is prepared according to the formula for Soybean-Casein Digest Agar
• Tryptic Soy Agar w/Lecithin, Polysorbate 80 (Dehydrated) is used in environmental air sampling procedures
• Detect microorganisms using the solid medium Tryptic Soy Agar w/Lecithin, Polysorbate 80
• Neutralization easiness: attained by lecithin and polysorbate 80 that are added to residual compounds present on the materials that are sampled
• Conforms to the formulation mentioned in the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Tryptic Soy Agar w/Lecithin, Polysorbate 80 contains casein peptone and soy peptone, sodium chloride, and agar that help in growth of bacteria, maintains osmotic equilibrium, and acts as a solidifying agent, respectively
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