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S0149

Starch Agar Plates. 100mm, 20 Plates per Sleeve, Sterile.

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Ships in 6 - 14 Days

Container Size

100mm

Item Count

20 Plate(s)

Price per Item

$118.00

Fill Volume

25 mL

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S0149

Starch Agar Plates. 100mm, 20 Plates per Sleeve, Sterile.

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Starch Agar Plates are a solid microbiological medium used for the cultivation of bacteria and the qualitative detection of extracellular amylase activity via starch hydrolysis. After incubation, flooding the plate with iodine produces a blue-black complex with intact starch, while clear zones around colonies indicate starch degradation. This medium is commonly applied in screening environmental or laboratory isolates, including amylase-positive species such as Bacillus subtilis and related Bacillus spp.

  • 1.0% Soluble Starch
  • 0.3% Beef Extract
  • 1.5% Agar

  • Amylase (Starch Hydrolysis) Test: Detects alpha-amylase production by flooding plates with iodine and observing clear zones around colonies.

  • Bacterial Differentiation: Differentiates amylolytic organisms such as Bacillus, Clostridium, Corynebacterium, Bacteroides, and Enterococcus based on starch degradation.

  • Industrial Strain Screening: Screens environmental and clinical isolates for high amylase production for biotechnology and enzyme manufacturing.

  • Quality Control of Enzyme Producers: Verifies amylase activity in production strains and validates enzyme lots or process consistency.

  • Food and Dairy Microbiology: Detects amylase-producing contaminants in food, beverage, and dairy samples.

  • Environmental Monitoring: Assesses amylolytic bioburden from surfaces, water, and soil samples via colony isolation and starch hydrolysis.

  • Education and Training: Teaches biochemical testing and enzyme activity visualization in microbiology labs.

Storage Temperature
Refrigerated
Shelf Life
300 days
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