AMMONIUM BISMUTH CITRATE Chemical Properties

Density 

1.8

form 

Solid

color 

White powder

Odor

Odorless

Water Solubility 

Soluble in water

InChIKey

QSBNOZODKXUXSP-UHFFFAOYSA-K

CAS DataBase Reference

31886-41-6(CAS DataBase Reference)

Safety Information

Risk Statements 

20/21/22

Safety Statements 

22-24/25

WGK Germany 

3

MSDS

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AMMONIUM BISMUTH CITRATE Usage And Synthesis

Uses

Ammonium bismuth citrate is used in microbiological culture media as a selective agent. It is for example used in Bismuth sulfite agar for the isolation of Salmonella typhi and other salmonellae from food and other materials, sewage and water. It is as well used in the Nickerson Agar (BIGGY), which is used for the isolation and identification of Candida species

General Description

Ammonium bismuth citrate is used in microbiological culture media as a selective agent as it inhibits certain gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. The bismuth ions are reduced to metallic bismuth, which impart metallic sheen around the colonies.

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