OX GALL POWDER BACTERIOLOGICAL GRADE
Oxgall is a purified, dried form of ox bile used in bacteriological media formulations for gastro-intestinal tract organisms, eg enterocossel agar
Dehydrated ox bile ,used is preparation of microbiological culture media as a selectively inhibitory agent.It inhibits bacteria not growing in enteric environment and favours growth of enteric microorganisms.
This study aimed to analyze the bile acid patterns in commercially available oxgall powders used for evaluation of the bile tolerance ability of probiotic bacteria.