RAPID'B.cereus Medium

Talk with a Specialist

RAPID'B.cereus is the first chromogenic medium allowing the enumeration of all the pathogenic Bacillus cereus species including Bacillus cytotoxicus in food samples. Due to its unique sensitivity, it enables food microbiology laboratories to meet regulatory requirement for this organism.

Key Benefits

• Quick response: complete results in 24 +/- 3 hr
• Easy-to-read, red colonies with high level of contrast: combining strong coloration of typical colonies and the contrast of the halo, accurate counting is very easy to perform
• Clear enumeration of the sensitive B. cytotoxicus
• Inhibition of background flora on raw matrices
• No confirmation required

RAPID'B.cereus Chromogenic Medium

Enzymatic Activity	B. cereus (i.e., B. cereus sensu stricto)	B. cytotoxicus	B. cereus (i.e., B. mycoïdes)	Atypical B. cereus (i.e., B. thuringiensis)
Chromogenic substrate	+	+	+	+
Phospholipase	+	+	+	-

Ordering Information

RAPID'B.cereus Medium is offered as a package of 20 ready-to-use plates (12007304).