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Perfringens Agar (O.P.S.P.)

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Product Code: LAB109
Size: 100g to 5kg
Product Details: This medium was developed by Handford in 1974 to overcome some of the problems associated with enumerating Clostridium perfringens in foods. The medium is buffered and utilises sodium metabisulphite and liver extract as sources of H2S with ferric ammonium citrate as the indicator. The medium is made selective with the addition of X109 Sulphadiazine and X110 Oleandomycin / Polymyxin supplements.


Related Files:

Adobe Acrobat DocumentLAB109 OPSP specification v2.pdf (29.56 KB)


Associated Products:

X109 - Sulphadiazine supplement (1 vial per 500ml of medium)
X110 - Oleandomycin / Polymixin supplement (1 vial per 500ml of medium)



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