Selectively isolate and presumptively identify Bacteroides fragilis group using InMicro® Prepared: KBE Agar (Kanamycin Bile Esculin Agar).
InMicro® Prepared: KBE Agar
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Selectively isolate and presumptively identify Bacteroides fragilis group using InMicro® Prepared: KBE Agar (Kanamycin Bile Esculin Agar). Chan and Porschen formulated KBE Agar to selectively isolate and presumptively identify the B. fragilis group based on resistance to bile and kanamycin and hydrolysis of esculin. Clinical specimens for anaerobic culture frequently contain mixed flora, including facultative gram-negative rods that readily overgrow the anaerobes, so selective media are recommended for isolation of anaerobes.
Members of the Bacteroides fragilis group are the anaerobic bacteria most frequently isolated in human clinical infections. This group includes B. fragilis, B. thetaiotaomicron, B. ovatus, B. distasonis, B. vulgatus, and others. These members of the B. fragilis group hydrolyze esculin to produce esculetin.
Selectively isolate and presumptively identify members of the B. fragilis group using KBE Agar.
- Ready to use – Convenience of prepared media
- Easy to interpret – Brown-black complex in the agar surrounding the colony
- Selective media – The addition of kanamycin and bile makes this medium selective
- Kanamycin (1000μg/ml) inhibits facultative anaerobes and anaerobic gram-negative bacteria other than B. fragilis group
- Bile (20%) stimulates B. fragilis but inhibits other anaerobic bacteria
Ferric ammonium citrate present in the medium reacts with esculetin to produce a brown-black complex in the agar surrounding the colony. The addition of kanamycin and bile to this medium makes it selective. Vitamin K and hemin are growth factors. Hemin also allows testing for catalase production.
Compliance
Manufactured at a cGMP-compliant facility under the ISO 13485 standard, ensuring high-quality manufacturing standards, consistency, and reliability for both research and industrial settings.
Manufacturing Origin
United States
Product Type
Agar
Format
Tube/Slant
Fill Volume
5 mL
| Product Quantity | Pack of 10 |
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