BACARA™

New chromogenic medium for detection and enumeration

of Bacillus cereus

Pink/orange coloration

Opacification halo (phospholipase activity)

High selectivity No background flora

No cross reactions

Easy enumeration even with highly

contaminated samples with background flora

High specificity Chromogenic medium utilizing enzymatic activity principle

Easy reading even with difficult matrices

Possibility to enumerate Bacillus from the group cereus on acid or acidifying matrices

Easy protocol (FDA BAM) Results within 24 hours

Spread up to 1 ml on a 90 or 140 mm plate, or use a pour plate

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We concur with the AFNOR laboratories and suggest that BAcARA replace MYP as a more rapid method

to recover B. cereus from contaminated food products.

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> Tryptone salt (0.1% Peptone Water)

aEB911493/4: 4 Dilubag™ 3 litersaEB911495/2: 2 Dilubag™ 5 liters aEB141492: 500g

Sample dilution

Incubation period: 24h ± 2h at 30 °C ± 1 °C

Enumeration of typical colonies: pink/orange color + opacification halo

Spread plate

• For a result < 100 CFU/g 0.1 ml on 90 mm BaCaRa plate

• For a result < 10 CFU/g 1 ml on a 140 mm BaCaRa plate

Pour plate

• For a result < 10 CFU/g 1 ml in 18 ml BaCaRa agar 47 °C ± 2 °C

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