CULTURE MEDIA - BILE SALT

It is extracted under controlled conditions from fresh purified bile to be used in the bacteriological culture media as a selective inhibitory agent.

Quality Control
PHYSICAL DATA
Appearance	Brown to greenish brown
Odour	Characteristic
pH (2% solution)	6.0 to 7.0
Solubility	Freely soluble in water forming sparkingly clear soln
Loss on Drying	Not more than 5.0%
CHEMICAL DATA
Cholic acid content	Not less than 45%
Proteose Test (As per USP)	Passes
BACTERIOLOGICAL DATA
Total Plate Count	Not more than 10000CFU/gm
E.coli/10 gm	Absent
Salmonella/10gm	Absent