Description

Bile Esculin HiVeg™ Agar w/ KanamycinFor selective isolation and presumptive identification of bacteria of the Bacteroides fragilis group from mixed flora.Hiveg media for the isolation and identification of Group D Streptococci from food. It aids differentiation of Enterobacteriaceae, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Serratia from other Enterobacteriaceae genera on the basis of esculin hydrolysis. However, other tests such as salt tolerance should be performed for identifying Enterococci. This medium is prepared by replacing animal peptones with vegetable defined peptones to avoid BSE/TSE/GMO risk.