CHROMedium Salmonella
Shorthand symbol: | CXSA |
Item number: | 40-1506 |
Format: | Petri dish, 90mm |
Colour: | Yellowish, transparent |
Storage conditions: | Dry and closed at 4-10°C |
Shelf-life: | 3 Months |
pH: | 7.2 ± 0.2 at 25°C |

The Chromium X Salmonella Ident Agar is a selective chromogenic medium used to detect and identify Salmonella in clinical material, food and water.
in g per 1l Medium | |
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Casein Peptone | 5 |
Beef meat extract | 5 |
Sodium citrate | 8,5 |
Chromogenic Mixture | 5,81 |
Antibiotic Mixture (growing mix, in mg) | 17 |
Agar | 12 |
*Adjusted as required to meet performance standards |
Themicrobial performance test is carried out in conformity with the requirementsof DIN EN ISO 11133.
Productivity
Incubation conditions: 24 ± 3 hours at 37 ± 1 °C; Inoculation concentration: 80 – 120 CFU
Organism | Test strain | Specification | Colony morphology | |
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Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis | ATCC 13076 / WDCM 00030 | 50 – 130 % | Magenta colonies |
Selektivität
Incubation conditions: 24 ± 3 hours at 37 ± 1 °C; Inoculation concentration: 10.000 – 1.000.000 CFU
Organism | Test strain | Specification | Colony morphology | |
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Escherichia coli | ATCC 25922 / WDCM 00013 | Partially inhibited | Blue green colonies | |
Enterococcus faecalis | ATCC 19433 / WDCM 00009 | Complete inhibition | - |
Microbial Contamination
Incubation conditions: 5 – 7 days at 20 – 25 °C and 5 – 7 days at 30 – 35 °C
Specification |
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No microbial contamination |