CHROMagar™ Rambach™ Agar
Rambach™ Agar by CHROMagar™ is a selective chromogenic culture medium for the detection and isolation of Salmonella spp. from food samples, with demonstrated utility in clinical microbiology applications. The medium utilizes chromogenic technology to facilitate rapid presumptive identification of Salmonella through characteristic colony coloration while reducing interference from non-target organisms. By improving specificity compared to conventional selective media, Rambach™ Agar streamlines laboratory workflows and supports efficient surveillance, food safety testing, and outbreak investigations. Salmonella spp. remain among the leading causes of foodborne illness and zoonotic infections worldwide, making rapid and reliable detection critical for public health monitoring and contamination control.
👉 Key Performance Features:
High Specificity: Chromogenic formulation minimizes false positives from non-target organisms (e.g., Citrobacter, Proteus), reducing confirmatory testing and laboratory workload.
High Sensitivity: Published studies report 93.9% sensitivity for the detection of Salmonella spp.
Easy Interpretation: Intense red colony coloration enables rapid recognition of presumptive Salmonella colonies.
Rapid Detection: Supports timely identification of Salmonella, facilitating rapid response during foodborne outbreak investigations.
Proven Performance: The first commercially available chromogenic medium for Salmonella detection, with decades of demonstrated performance in food, environmental, and clinical microbiology laboratories.
🧪The 4x1000mL kit (RR701) contains:
RR701B - Rambach™ Agar
RR701S - Rambach™ Supplement
🧪The 5000mL kit (RR702) contains:
RR702B - Rambach™ Agar
RR702S -Rambach™ Supplement
