BacterPlate™ Cetrimide Agar

Ready-to-use medium on 90mm plates for detecting and quantifying Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Code: 05031
Packaging: 10 plates/ box or as per customer request.
Storage Conditions: 2–8°C.
Transportation: Ambient temperature.
Shelf Life: 04 months from the date of manufacture.

INTENDED USE

BacterPlate™ Cetrimide Agar is a selective medium for the isolation and enumeration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in biological samples of animal origin and in pharmaceutical and cosmetic products.
The packaging with semi-permeable Cellophane film helps balance the humidity of the environment during storage.

PRINCIPLES

Cetrimide (cetyltrimethylammonium bromide) is a quaternary ammonium compound which inhibits a large number of bacteria including species of Pseudomonas other than Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
The production of pyocyanin (a blue, non-fluorescent pigment soluble in water and chloroform) is stimulated by magnesium chloride and potassium sulfate.
The medium also favors the production of fluorescent pigments (pyoverdins) by some strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Most Pseudomonas aeruginosa can be identified by the characteristic grapelike odor of aminoacetophenone.

Dry the plates in an incubator with the covers partially removed.
Inoculate by streaking with the aid of a sterile loop onto the surface of the agar.
Incubate at 30 – 35°C:
- for 24 to 48 hours, as defined in the Directive NF EN ISO 22717 for cosmetic products.
- for 18 to 72 hours following the Pharmacopoeia, in the case of pharmaceutical products.

RESULTS

Pseudomonas aeruginosa can present the following aspects:

Characteristic yellow-green pigmentation and a fluorescence under UV light at 254 nm.
Grayish, mucoid colonies, with or without pigmentation.

NOTE: Occasionally, strains of Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Citrobacter, Proteus, Providencia, Alcaligenes and Aeromonas may also grow, causing a slight yellowing of the medium. This color is easily differentiated from fluorescein production since the former does not fluoresce.

BacterLab ensures the quality of each product batch by testing with ATCC reference strains.

Reference strains	Incubation conditions	Expected results
S. aureus ATCC 25923	35 – 37°C after 24 – 48 hours	Inhibited
E. coli ATCC 35218		Inhibited
P. aeruginosa ATCC 9027		Good growth