BD Microbiology Reagent BD BBL™ Desoxycholate 10% 0.5 mL
| Item Id | 513366 |
| MF Id# | 261183 |
| Brand | BD BBL™ |
| Manufacturer | BD |
| Country of Origin | United States |
| Application | Microbiology Reagent |
| Chemical Name | Desoxycholate |
| Concentration Level | 10% |
| Container Type | Dropper Ampule |
| For Use With | For Bile Solubility Test |
| Form | Solution |
| Is_Active_Vendor | Y |
| Is_DSCSA | N |
| Is_Discontinued | N |
| Is_Medical_Device | N |
| Lot_Tracking_Flag | N |
| On_Allocation | N |
| Supplier_ID | 488246 |
| UNSPSC Code | 41116130 |
| Volume | 0.5 mL |
Features
- Sodium desoxycholate is a salt of purified bile acid and can be used in lower concentrations than other salts of bile acids, avoid contact with the skin. rinse thoroughly with water if spilled
- It is soluble in water and lyses pneumococcal cells treated with a 10% solution, positive (streptococcus pneumoniae ATCC 6303) and negative (enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212) controls should be run simultaneously with the organism to be tested.
- The bile solubility test may be performed by adding the sodium desoxycholate solution to a cell suspension or directly to colonies on a blood agar plate,
- Desoxycholate reagent droppers are used for the presumptive differentiation of pneumococci from other gram-positive cocci by the bile solubility test.
- Each dropper is good for one day's use after ampule has been broken
- 50 per Pack

