Chromogenic Salmonella Agar A1 Quality – HX-Media

Chromogenic Salmonella Agar – HX-MEDIA

Product Overview

Chromogenic Salmonella Agar is a selective and differential culture medium designed for the isolation and presumptive identification of Salmonella species from food, water, and environmental samples. The medium contains chromogenic substrates that react with specific enzymes produced by Salmonella, resulting in distinctively colored colonies that simplify identification.

Selective agents suppress the growth of competing microflora, while the formulation enhances the recovery of target organisms, including Salmonella enterica. The characteristic colony appearance allows rapid screening and differentiation, reducing the need for additional confirmatory tests.

This Salmonella Agar is widely used in food safety testing, pharmaceutical quality control, environmental monitoring, and clinical microbiology laboratories. It ensures high sensitivity, reliable results, and faster turnaround time, making it ideal for routine pathogen detection and quality assurance programs.

🔬 Key Features

• Clear chromogenic differentiation

• Highly selective for Salmonella

• Rapid and easy interpretation

• Reliable for routine testing

🎯 Applications

• Detection of Salmonella in food

• Water and environmental testing

• Quality control laboratories

🧪 Composition (Typical)

• Peptones

• Chromogenic substrates

• Selective agents

• Agar

• pH: ~7.0 ± 0.2 at 25°C

🛠️ How to Use

• Dissolve medium in water and sterilize at 121°C for 15 min.

• Cool, pour plates, inoculate.

• Incubate at 35–37°C and observe colonies.

⏳Storage and Shelf Life

• Store at 15–25°C, dry and sealed.

• Protect from moisture and light.

• Shelf life: 3–4 years.

👍 Ideal For

✔ Food testing laboratories

✔ Environmental monitoring

✔ Routine QC and research labs