Redipor Growth Media Type - Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA) with Glucose

Microorganisms Detected:

Microorganism	Morphology	Colony Appearance
Staphylococcus aureus	Gram-positive cocci	Yellow or cream colonies
Escherichia coli	Gram-negative rods	Cream-coloured colonies
Pseudomonas paraeruginosa	Gram-negative rods	Cream-coloured colonies
Bacillus spizizenii	Gram-positive rods	Large, cream-coloured colonies
Candida albicans	Yeast	Cream-coloured colonies
Aspergillus brasiliensis	Filamentous fungi	White to black colonies
Staphylococcus epidermidis	Gram-positive cocci	Yellow or cream colonies

Incubation Parameters:

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Temperature Range

Incubation Duration

Combined detection of bacteria, yeasts, and moulds

22.5-27.5°C

Minimum 5 days

7 days recommended

All formulations are recommended formulations referenced in Quality Assurance of Aseptic Preparation Services: Standards Handbook, Fifth Edition, Parts A and B Edited by Alison M Beaney and D Prof, MSc, FRPHramS, Part B – I, MICROBIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING TECHNIQUES FOR THE LABORATORY, Section 14 – Suitable media formulae, pages 171 – 173.

Component	Amount (per litre)
Tryptone Soya Agar	40.0 g
Glucose (dextrose)	10.0 g
pH	7.0 ± 0.2

Growth Media Type Tryptone Soya Agar (TSA) with Glucose (non-pharmacopeial formulation)

General-purpose medium for the cultivation and isolation of a wide variety of microorganisms.

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