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MSP010054

Milliflex Pre-filled Agar Cassettes (R2A)

suitable (for bioburden testing of potable water)

Synonym(s):

Reasoner’s 2A agar

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NACRES:
NA.74
UNSPSC Code:
41116129

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Product Name

Milliflex Pre-filled Agar Cassettes (R2A), suitable (for bioburden testing of potable water)

description

General microbiological analysis

sterility

sterile

form

plate (pre-poured agar)

manufacturer/tradename

Milliflex®

input

sample type pharmaceutical(s)

pH

7.2±0.2

suitability

suitable (for bioburden testing of potable water)

application(s)

bioburden testing
cosmetics
microbiology
pharmaceutical
water monitoring

shipped in

wet ice

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

300

Application

R2A agar is used in heterotrophic plate count (HPC) testing. HPC, formerly known as the standard plate count, is a procedure for estimating the number of live bacteria in water and measuring changes during water treatment in distribution systems or in swimming pools.

General description

R2A agar was devised by Reasoner and Geldreich for the isolation and cultivation of bacteria from treated potable water. The medium is suitable for this purpose as it is not nutrient-rich, and at lower temperatures and with longer incubation times it stimulates the growth of stress and chlorine-tolerant bacteria. These would normally be inhibited when cultured on nutrient-rich media by faster-growing microbes. The agar-based media comes in ready-to-use cassettes Each cassette is a plastic 3-piece assembly containing approximately 10ml of R2A Agar.

Legal Information

MILLIFLEX is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

nwg

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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