Product Specifications
- Product Name: GSP Agar Base
- Alternative Names: Glutamate Starch Phenol Red Agar Base / Pseudomonas Aeromonas Selective Agar
- Format: Powder Medium
- Net Weight: 250 g / bottle
- Storage: Store in a cool and dry place at room temperature
- Shelf Life: 3 years
- Application: Selective isolation of Pseudomonas and Aeromonas
Composition
(Full formulation not provided in the original specification; product prepared according to standard GSP agar base formulation.)
Preparation Instructions
- Weigh 44.86 g of the medium powder.
- Dissolve in 1000 mL distilled or deionized water.
- Heat and boil for at least 1 minute until the medium is mostly dissolved.
- Dispense into suitable containers.
- Sterilize at 121°C for 15 minutes.
- After sterilization, mix well and cool to 45–50°C.
- Under aseptic conditions, add the following supplements to each 100 mL of medium:
- Penicillin solution
- Natamycin solution
- Mix gently, pour into sterile Petri dishes, and allow to solidify before use.
Applications
- Selective isolation of Pseudomonas species
- Detection of Aeromonas species
- Food microbiology laboratories
- Water quality microbiological testing
- Environmental microbiology monitoring
- Microbiological research laboratories