| Appearance (clearness) | slightly turbid to turbid |
| Appearance (color) | yellowish to yellowish-brown |
| pH-value (25 °C) | 6.6 - 7.0 |
| Growth promotion test in accordance with the current version of DIN EN ISO 11133. |
| Inoculum on reference medium (Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 (WDCM 00013)) | |
| Inoculum on reference medium (Escherichia coli ATCC 8739 (WDCM 00012)) | |
| Inoculum on reference medium (Enterobacter aerogenes ATCC 13048) | |
| Inoculum on reference medium (Citrobacter freundii ATCC 43864 (WDCM 00006)) | |
| Colony count (Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 (WDCM 00013)) | |
| Colony count (Escherichia coli ATCC 8739 (WDCM 00012)) | |
| Colony count (Enterobacter aerogenes ATCC 13048) | |
| Colony count (Citrobacter freundii ATCC 43864 (WDCM 00006)) | |
| Recovery on test medium (Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 (WDCM 00013)) | ≥ 70 % |
| Recovery on test medium (Escherichia coli ATCC 8739 (WDCM 00012)) | ≥ 70 % |
| Recovery on test medium (Enterobacter aerogenes ATCC 13048) | ≥ 70 % |
| Recovery on test medium (Citrobacter freundii ATCC 43864 (WDCM 00006)) | ≥ 70 % |
| Growth (Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 19433 (WDCM 00009)) | partial inhibition |
| Growth (Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 10145 (WDCM 00024)) | no limit |
| Colonies (Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 (WDCM 00013)) | dark-blue to violet |
| Colonies (Escherichia coli ATCC 8739 (WDCM 00012)) | dark-blue to violet |
| Colonies (Enterobacter aerogenes ATCC 13048 (WDCM 00175)) | pink to red |
| Colonies (Citrobacter freundii ATCC 43864 (WDCM 00006)) | pink to red |
| Colonies (Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 10145 (WDCM 00024)) | colourless |
Incubation: 21 ± 3 hours at 36 ± 2 °C A recovery rate of 70 % is equivalent to a productivity value of 0.7. The indicated colony counts result from the sum of a triple determination. Reference media: Tryptic Soy Agar
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