Bile Esculin Agar 500g
Bile esculin agar (BEA) is a differential and selective medium and is mainly used to discern group D Streptococci and Enterococci based on the organism’s potential to hydrolyze esculin. It use in the microbiology laboratory.
| grade | for microbiology |
| shelf life | limited shelf life, expiry date on the label |
| composition | agar, 15.0Â g/L |
| esculin, 1Â g/L | |
| ferric citrate, 0.5Â g/L | |
| meat extract, 3Â g/L | |
| meat peptone, 5Â g/L | |
| ox-bile, 40Â g/L | |
| final pH | 6.6±0.2 (25 °C) |
| Featured Industry | Environmental Food and Beverages |
| suitability | selective and differential for Enterococcus spp. |
