Bile salts 3

Name: Bile salts 3
Description: Bile Salts 3 is a mixture of sodium cholate and sodium deoxychollate. Its primary use is as a selective agent for the isolation of Gram-negative microorganisms, inhibiting Gram-positive cocci. Bile Salts 3 is prepared especially for use in MacConkey Agar and Violet Red Bile Agar. It is soluble in distilled or deionized water and neutral to slightly alkaline in pH. It is used in preparing culture media without pre-filtration or adjustment of reaction. Several media containing Bile Salts 3 are recommended in standard methods for multiple applications.