Lactose-Gelatin Medium

Lactose-Gelatin Medium

This is a modification of the traditional liquid media used to differentiate and identify micro-organisms.  It consists of a Buffered Tryptose base containing Lactose and solidified with Gelatin which permits detection of Gelatin Liquefaction where appropriate. Phenol Red Indicator is also included as an indicator of pH change.

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Organisms Ref. No Result
Escherichia coli NCTC12241 Yellow & no gelatin liquefication
Proteus mirabilis NCTC 10975 Red & gelatin liquefication
Clostridium perfringens NCTC 8237 Yellow & gelatin liquefication