Product Center

Acetamide Agar Slants
Cat. # Desc. Qty. Unit
221828 Acetamide Agar Slants 10 SP
Product Image
Product Image
Intended Use:

Acetamide Agar is used in the differentiation of nonfermentative gram-negative bacteria, particularly Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Catalog # Description Quantity Unit
221828 Acetamide Agar Slants 10 SP

BBL™ Acetamide Agar Slants
Revision: 08    Revision Date: 07/01/2006   

Intended Use: «

Acetamide Agar is used in the differentiation of nonfermentative gram-negative bacteria, particularly Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Intended Use: » Intended Use:

Acetamide Agar is used in the differentiation of nonfermentative gram-negative bacteria, particularly Pseudomonas aeruginosa.


Product Summary: «

Assimilation studies by Gilardi and others using basal mineral media showed that acetamide was utilized by a wide variety of nonfermenting organisms.1,2 However, few organisms are reported to deaminate acetamide.3,4 A variety of media formulations have been developed to determine the ability of various nonfermenting gram-negative organisms to deaminate acetamide for purposes of identification.5-8 The formulation of this medium is the one recommended in Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater.9

Product Summary: » Product Summary:

Assimilation studies by Gilardi and others using basal mineral media showed that acetamide was utilized by a wide variety of nonfermenting organisms.1,2 However, few organisms are reported to deaminate acetamide.3,4 A variety of media formulations have been developed to determine the ability of various nonfermenting gram-negative organisms to deaminate acetamide for purposes of identification.5-8 The formulation of this medium is the one recommended in Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater.9


User Quality Control: « User Quality Control:

See "Quality Control Procedures."

Quality Control requirements must be performed in accordance with applicable local, state and/or federal regulations or accreditation requirements and your laboratory's standard Quality Control procedures. It is recommended that the user refer to pertinent CLSI (formerly NCCLS) guidance and CLIA regulations for appropriate Quality Control practices.


Reagents: « Reagents:
Acetamide Agar
  Approximate Formula* Per Liter Purified Water
  Acetamide  10.0   g
  Sodium Chloride  5.0   g
  Dipotassium Phosphate  1.39   g
  Monopotassium Phosphate  0.73   g
  Magnesium Sulfate  0.5   g
  Phenol Red   0.012   g
  Agar  15.0   g
  *Adjusted and/or supplemented as required to meet performance criteria.

Warnings and Precautions: « Warnings and Precautions:

For in vitro Diagnostic Use.

Tubes with tight caps should be opened carefully to avoid injury due to breakage of glass.

Observe aseptic techniques and established precautions against microbiological hazards throughout all procedures. After use, prepared tubes, specimen containers and other contaminated materials must be sterilized by autoclaving before discarding.



Information shown on this page is a short summary extracted from the QC/PI Manual, available as a PDF under the Related Documents section of this page.