TraceMedia™ MacConkey Agar/ Sabouraud Agar

  • Product Code: TM11022.
  • Package Size: 10 discs/box.
  • Storage: 2 – 8°C.
  • Transport: Room temperature.
  • Expiration Date: 03 months from the date of manufacture.
  • TraceMedia™ MacConkey Agar/Sabouraud Agar is a dual-compartment culture medium designed for the cultivation and isolation of Gram-negative bacteria and yeast from clinical specimens.

COMPOSITION
The medium consists of two compartments:

  • MacConkey Agar (MC): This compartment is used for the selective cultivation of Gram-negative bacteria, especially enteric bacteria such as those from the Pseudomonas genus. It inhibits the growth of Gram-positive bacteria and some difficult-to-grow Gram-negative bacteria due to the presence of crystal violet and bile salts in its composition. Bacteria that ferment lactose produce acid, leading to a decrease in the pH of the medium, which causes a color change to pink or red. Additionally, the acid produced from lactose fermentation reacts with bile salts to form precipitates, resulting in pink colonies with a surrounding bright zone. Bacteria that ferment lactose weakly still produce a pink or red color but do not form the bright zone. Non-lactose-fermenting bacteria retain their original color, and the colonies remain colorless.
  • Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA): This compartment is used for the cultivation and isolation of yeast and mold. Its composition, containing peptone to provide nitrogen and vitamins required for organism growth, and its pH is adjusted to approximately 5.8 to enhance the growth of fungi and inhibit bacterial growth in clinical samples.

RESULTS:

  • After incubation for the specified time, typically 16-24 hours, observe bacterial colonies on the surface of the agar plate. Further identification of isolated bacteria must be conducted using appropriate tests.TraceMedia™ MacConkey Agar/Sabouraud Agar is a dual-compartment culture medium designed for the cultivation and isolation of Gram-negative bacteria and yeast from clinical specimens.

COMPOSITION:

The medium consists of two compartments:
  • MacConkey Agar (MC): This compartment is used for the selective cultivation of Gram-negative bacteria, especially enteric bacteria such as those from the Pseudomonas genus. It inhibits the growth of Gram-positive bacteria and some difficult-to-grow Gram-negative bacteria due to the presence of crystal violet and bile salts in its composition. Bacteria that ferment lactose produce acid, leading to a decrease in the pH of the medium, which causes a color change to pink or red. Additionally, the acid produced from lactose fermentation reacts with bile salts to form precipitates, resulting in pink colonies with a surrounding bright zone. Bacteria that ferment lactose weakly still produce a pink or red color but do not form the bright zone. Non-lactose-fermenting bacteria retain their original color, and the colonies remain colorless.
  • Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA): This compartment is used for the cultivation and isolation of yeast and mold. Its composition, containing peptone to provide nitrogen and vitamins required for organism growth, and its pH is adjusted to approximately 5.8 to enhance the growth of fungi and inhibit bacterial growth in clinical samples.

READING RESULTS:

  • After incubation for the specified time, typically 16-24 hours, observe bacterial colonies on the surface of the agar plate.
  • Further identification of isolated bacteria must be conducted using appropriate tests.

The relevant samples are directly inoculated onto the agar plates.

  1. If the agar plates have been refrigerated, allow them to warm up to room temperature before inoculating the samples.
  2. Inoculate the samples onto the agar plates.
  3. Incubate the plates in an aerobic condition at 35 – 37°C for 16 – 24 hours.

BacterLab conducts quality control testing for each batch of its products using standard ATCC strains:

Microorganism strain Strain Incubation Conditions Growth result
Compartment MC
Shigella flexneri ATCC 12022 35 – 370C
5% CO2, 16-24h		  Good growth, colonies appear as pale pink.
Eschirichia coli ATCC 25922 Good growth, colonies appear as pink.
Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 Weak growth or no growth observed.
Compartment SDA
Candida albicans  ATCC 10231 35 – 370C,
2-5 ngày 		 Good growth, colonies appear as creamy white.
Aspergillus brasiliensis ATCC 16404 Good growth, colonies show white hyphal structures with black spores (conidia)

The reference composition for 1 liter of each medium is as follows:

For 1 liter of MacConkey (MC) medium:
Pancreatic digest of gelatin 17,0 g
Tryptone 1,5 g
Peptic digest of meat 1,5 g
Lactose 10,0 g
Bile salts 1,5 g
Sodium chloride 5,0 g
pH of the complete medium at 25°C: 7.1 ± 0.2
For 1 liter of Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SAB) medium:
Pancreatic digest of  Casein 5,0 g
Peptic digest of animal tissue 5,0 g
Dextrose 40,0 g
pH of the complete medium at 25°C: 5.8 ± 0.2

*Please note that these compositions are for reference only. Our company can customize the components according to specific requirements or tender documents.

Product name Product code Packing
TraceMedia™ MacConkey Agar/ Sabouraud Agar TM11022 10 plates/box, 20 plates/box

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