Mycoplasma / Ureaplasma Agar

Isolate, differentiate and enumerate Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma spp. with a nutritious media that includes antibiotics which inhibit most interferring bacteria and yeasts.

Catalog Number	Description	dimFormat	Quantity
PO5081A	Mycoplasma / Ureaplasma Agar		10/Pk.

Catalog number PO5081A

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Mycoplasma / Ureaplasma Agar

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10/Pk.

Detect, isolate, differentiate and enumerate Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma species mainly from urogenital specimens. Find clarity with an antibiotic mixture in the medium that inhibits most gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, as well as yeasts, which might be present in patient specimens. On Thermo Scientific™ Mycoplasma / Ureaplasma Agar, the colorless colonies of Mycoplasma hominis form the typical fried egg appearance (growth density-dependent). Colonies of Ureaplasma urealyticum are dark-brown and grow in typical sea urchin morphology.

Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma species are parasites on the surface of human and animal epithelium cells. Because some metabolic pathways are missing they are completely dependent on their hosts which deliver them the essential growth factors. So besides the rich peptone base, the medium includes the necessary nutrients (Vitox, cystein, yeast extract, urea and horse serum) which are in vivo offered by the host. U. urealyticum metabolizes urea which results in a pH shift to alkaline conditions. Therefore, manganese sulphate is oxidised into manganese oxide which is incorporated by U. urealyticum giving the dark brown color to the colonies. The pH shift leads to the color shift of the pH indicator phenol red. As a consequence the medium around the Ureaplasma colonies turns from yellow into red.

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Specifications

ColorTraffic yellow, transparent

DescriptionMycoplasma / Ureaplasma Agar

Fill Weight13.5g ± 5%

Format90mm Monoplate

Packaging TypeFlow Wrapped - Single Layer

Quantity10/Pk.

Shelf Life6 Weeks

Manufacturing OriginGermany

Product TypeAgar

Unit SizeEach

Contents & Storage

6°C to 12°C

Intended use statement

A medium which supports the growth of Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma species from genital and respiratory samples.

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