Kligler Agar

sterility

non-sterile

Pack Size

100g

form

powder

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

composition

agar, 12 g/L
casein peptone, 10 g/L
ferrous sulfate, 0.2 g/L
glucose, 1 g/L
lactose, 10 g/L
meat extract, 3 g/L
meat peptone, 10 g/L
phenol red, 0.025 g/L
sodium chloride, 5 g/L
sodium thiosulfate, 0.5 g/L
yeast extract, 3 g/L

final pH

7.4±0.2 (25 °C)

application(s)

environmental
food and beverages
microbiology

suitability

nonselective and differential for Citrobacter spp.
nonselective and differential for Enterobacter spp.
nonselective and differential for Enterococcus spp.
nonselective and differential for Escherichia coli
nonselective and differential for Klebsiella spp.
nonselective and differential for Proteus spp.
nonselective and differential for Salmonella spp.
nonselective and differential for Shigella spp.
nonselective and differential for Yersinia spp.
nonselective and differential for coliforms