MacConkey Broth is used as a test medium for the prescence of coliforms in water and other materials of sanitary importance. It is also used for cultivating gram-negative, lactose fermenting bacilli in water and foods.
Gelatin Peptone | 20 g/l |
Lactose | 10 g/l |
Dehydrated ox bile | 5 g/l |
Bromocresol purple | 0.01 g/l |
pH value (25 °C) | 7.1-7.5 |