Food&Water Q.C.

CHROMagar™ Liquid ECC

For the simultaneous detection and enumeration of E. coli and other coliforms
in water samples.

E. coli → blue
Other faecal coliform bacteria → purple
Other gram negative bacteria → colourless or inhibited

For isolation and detection of Pseudomonas spp.

Pseudomonas spp., including P. aeruginosa
→ blue-green

Most of Enterobacteriaceae

→ mauve to violet or inhibited

Gram + bacteria
→ inhibited

For isolation of Cronobacter spp.

Cronobacter spp. → green to blue
Other Gram (-) → colorless, clear green, black, yellow

For the detection and enumeration of E. coli and other coliforms
in water samples according to ISO9308-1 norm.

E. coli → Metallic blue to violet
Other coliforms → Pink to red
Other bacteria → Colourless or inhibited

For detection of Malassezia spp.

Malassezia furfur→ large, pale pink and wrinkled

Other Malassezia spp including M. globosa & M. restricta→ mostly pink to purple

For detection and differentiation

of pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica

Pathogenic Y.enterocolitica → mauve

Non pathogenic Y.enterocolitica and Background flora