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Sorbitol-MacConkey agar. Sorbitol-MacConkey agar is a variant of traditional MacConkey agar used in the detection of E. coli O157:H7. [1] Traditionally, MacConkey agar has been used to distinguish those bacteria that ferment lactose from those that do not. This is important because gut bacteria, such as Escherichia coli, can typically ferment ...
MacConkey agar is a selective and differential culture medium for bacteria. It is designed to selectively isolate gram-negative and enteric (normally found in the intestinal tract) bacteria and differentiate them based on lactose fermentation. [1] Lactose fermenters turn red or pink on MacConkey agar, and nonfermenters do not change color.
Sorbitol (/ ˈsɔː (r) bɪtɒl /), less commonly known as glucitol (/ ˈɡluːsɪtɒl /), is a sugar alcohol with a sweet taste which the human body metabolizes slowly. It can be obtained by reduction of glucose, which changes the converted aldehyde group (−CHO) to a primary alcohol group (−CH 2 OH). Most sorbitol is made from potato ...
Cystine tryptic agar (CTA), also known as cystine trypticase agar, [1][2] is a growth medium used for the identification of microorganisms. [3] It can be used to determine if organisms can ferment various carbohydrates, including maltose, lactose, and sucrose. This approach can be used to type organisms because although strains quickly gain ...
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The TSI slant is a test tube that contains agar, a pH-sensitive dye (phenol red), 1% lactose, 1% sucrose, 0.1% glucose, [2] and sodium thiosulfate and ferrous sulfate or ferrous ammonium sulfate. All of these ingredients are mixed together, heated to sterility, and allowed to solidify in the test tube at a slanted angle.
Erythritol has just 6 percent of the calories of sugar and is about 70 percent as sweet, Wright says. The substance is found naturally in some fruits and vegetables in small amounts and is ...
Mannitol is a type of sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and medication. [5] [6] It is used as a low calorie sweetener as it is poorly absorbed by the intestines. [5]As a medication, it is used to decrease pressure in the eyes, as in glaucoma, and to lower increased intracranial pressure.