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Bacteria Culture Bottles
Bacteria Culture Bottles

CHLORIDES / PPM
PPM Chlorides / PPM API 38 Cap Color
25,000 1% Green
25,000 - 50,000 3% Silver
50,000 - 75,000 5% Blue
75,000 - 100,000 10% Gold
Bottle types other than API 38 will have the standard cap color and chloride levels will be clearly indentified on the packaging.
VK Enterprises stocks a full line of bacteria culture bottles and syringes for anerobic and aerobic testing. All products are produced as media in 10cc glass sealed vials sold individually or per case of 288. A broad selection of chloride ranges are also available from 1- 100,000 ppm and each percentage identified by specific cap color.

The majority of lower chloride bottles can be shipped within 1-2 day period from the date of order. Please allow an additional 2-3 days for higher chloride levels.

Suggestions for Selecting a Media
Extreme differences in dissolved solids (especially chloride ion) between sample and media can give low apparent bacterial population counts. It is not necessary in most cases to exactly match these levels. Most user obtain very good results with NaCl levels in API sulfate reducer media of 1%, 3%, 5%, or 10%, for example. Other salt levels are available.

Please feel free to contact us if you wish our advice on this matter. It is helpful if you know the chloride range of your sample. Increased chlorides in the formula will reduce the shelf life of the product.

Most customers looking for sulfate reducing bacteria will use the API formula, but some have found our modified Postgate B to be more sensitive. Side by side comparison on a test batch may be in order. Waters containing hydrogen sulfide may give false positives in anaerobic media containing iron as an ingredient. Thioglycollate media may be a satisfactory solution for this problem.

ANAEROBIC
Catalog# Description Cap Media/Chg  
BB-AB API 38SRB Sulfate Reducer w/ Nail Green Clear/Black View Detail
BB-AC Acid Producers Green Orange/Yellow View Detail
BB-MB Marine Broth Red Clear/Black View Detail
BB-PG Postgate B w/ Nail Iron-Salt Green Clear/Black View Detail
BB-TB Thioglycollate Media Silver Clear/Black View Detail

AEROBIC
Catalog# Description Cap Media/Chg  
BB-AR API Aerobic Green Yellow/Gold View Detail
BB-PR Phenol Red Silver Orange/Red View Detail

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