Triple Sugar Iron Agar M021

Triple Sugar Iron Agar is used for the identification of gram-negative enteric bacilli on the basis of dextrose, lactose and sucrose fermentation and hydrogen sulphide production.

Composition**
Ingredients Gms / Litre
Peptic digest of animal tissue 10.000
Casein enzymic hydrolysate 10.000
Yeast extract 3.000
Beef extract 3.000
Lactose 10.000
Sucrose 10.000
Dextrose 1.000
Sodium chloride 5.000
Ferrous sulphate 0.200
Sodium thiosulphate 0.300
 Phenol red 0.024
Agar 12.000
Final pH ( at 25°C) 7.4±0.2