Hektoen Enteric Agar M467

Hektoen Enteric Agar is a differential selective medium used for the isolation of Shigella and Salmonella species from enteric pathological specimens.

Composition**
Ingredients Gms / Litre
Proteose peptone 12.000
Yeast extract 3.000
Lactose 12.000
Sucrose 12.000
Salicin 2.000
Bile salts mixture 9.000
Sodium chloride 5.000
Sodium thiosulphate 5.000
Ferric ammonium citrate 1.500
Acid fuchsin 0.100
Bromothymol blue 0.065
Agar 15.000
Final pH ( at 25°C) 7.5±0.2