Prepared Media HardyCHROM™ Chromogenic Agar Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) Petri Plate Format
Development of various colors, due to chromogenic substances in the media, allows for the differentiation of microorganisms from the primary set-up of a urine specimen
Product Specifications
Description
Chromogenic substrates (chromogens) incorporated into HardyCHROM™ UTI produce different colored compounds when they are degraded by specific microbial enzymes; thus, HardyCHROM™ UTI can be used for the cultivation and differentiation of various groups of organisms with only a minimum number of confirmatory tests
E. coli produces large magenta colonies (confirmatory, no further testing required)
Enterococcus faecalis/faecium produces small, turquoise-colored colonies
Pseudomonas spp. produce light yellow/green, translucent colonies
Klebsiella, Enterobacter, and Serratia spp. produce large, deep blue colonies
Staphylococcus saprophyticus produces opaque, pink colonies
Candida spp. produces small, white, moist colonies
Proteus, Morganella, and Providencia spp. produce clear to light yellow colonies with a diffuse golden-orange halo in the medium
Staphylococcus aureus produces opaque, white-colored colonies
Citrobacter spp. produce dark blue colonies often with a rose halo in the surrounding media
This media is to be stored and incubated in the dark