Mannitol Salt Agar

Description

Mannitol Salt Agar is used for the selective isolation and enumeration of staphylococci from clinical and nonclinical materials.

Mannitol Salt Agar is listed as one of several media recommended for the enumeration of gram-positive bacteria in cosmetics, clinical specimens, and pharmaceutical products. The USP General Chapter <62> recommends Mannitol Salt Agar as a test medium for isolating Staphylococcus aureus in the Microbiological Examination of Nonsterile Products.