Bile esculin agar (BEA) is a differential and selective medium and is mainly used to discern group D Streptococci and Enterococci based on the organism’s potential to hydrolyze esculin.
It use in the microbiology laboratory.
grade | for microbiology |
shelf life | limited shelf life, expiry date on the label |
composition | agar, 15.0 g/L |
esculin, 1 g/L | |
ferric citrate, 0.5 g/L | |
meat extract, 3 g/L | |
meat peptone, 5 g/L | |
ox-bile, 40 g/L | |
final pH | 6.6±0.2 (25 °C) |
Featured Industry | Environmental Food and Beverages |
suitability | selective and differential for Enterococcus spp. |