MUG PLATE COUNT AGAR

Description

Plate Count Agar is a general-purpose cultivation medium used for a wide variety of organisms and is recommended by APHA and AOAC. MUG Plate Count Agar, which is Plate Count Agar supplemented with MUG, is used for determining plate count of microorganisms in milk and other dairy products by fluorogenic method. The medium does not contain any inhibitor or pH indicator. It is used to determine the total microbial count of milk, dairy products, water and other materials. Organism like Escherichia coli can be identified by the formation of fluorescent colonies visualized on exposure to UV light (366nm).