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MacConkey Agar Recipe
Recipe Table
To prepareL of MacConkey Agar:
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Comparison Table
| *Quantities in mg/L | Agar | Bile salts | Crystal violet | Lactose monohydrate | Neutral Red | Pancreatic digest of gelatin | Peptones (meat and casein) | Sodium chloride |
| 13500 | 1500 | 1 | 10000 | 30 | 17000 | 3000 | 5000 |
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MLA | "Quest Calculate™ MacConkey Agar Recipe." AAT Bioquest, Inc., 4 Apr. 2026, https://www.aatbio.com/resources/cell-media-formulations/macconkey-agar-formulation-composition-recipe-and-preparation. | |
APA | AAT Bioquest, Inc. (2026, April 4). Quest Calculate™ MacConkey Agar Recipe. AAT Bioquest. https://www.aatbio.com/resources/cell-media-formulations/macconkey-agar-formulation-composition-recipe-and-preparation. | |
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