Mode of Action
Egg-yolk emulsion is used as an additive (e.g. Cereus Selective Agar Base acc. to MOSSEL, Cat. No. 1.05267., and Potassium Thiocyanate Actidione® Sodium Azide Egg-yolk Pyruvate Agar Base) and permits the detection of microbial lecithinase activity.
Experimental Procedure
Shake the bottle well to suspend any sediment. Mix 100 ml with 0.9 liter of the culture media which has been sterilized and cooled to 45-50 °C. Pour plates
Observe sterile procedure when emptying the bottle!
Composition
Sterile egg-yolk 500 ml; NaCl 4.25 g; distilled water to give a final volume of 1000 ml.