Mannitol (manna sugar) is a white, crystalline solid with the chemical formula C6H8(OH)6. It can be used as a osmotic diuretic.
osmotic diuretic
MANNITOL IS CARBON SOURCE & AZOTOBACTER can fix nitrogen non- symbiotically
Mannitol is not a substrate for glycolisis
Mannitol salt agar is selective for gram positive bacteria, and differential for mannitol fermenters. Phenol red is the indicator containing the enzyme mannitol.
Mannitol salt agar is used for the isolation of staphylococci which is found normally on skin (S. aureus). The selectivity is obtained by the high salt concentration that inhibits growth of many groups of bacteria.
Mannitol is given to raise blood pressure during hemodialysis
Glucose mannitol and sorbitol are both types of sugar.
Mannitol salt agar inoculated with Micrococcus luteusshowing no fermentation of mannitol (pink medium). The colonies show a yellow pigment which is characteristic of M. luteus.
In my result i isolate bacillus sp on mannitol salt agar but i expect that this media has deoration or expaired
Yellow, which means bacteria is able to produce acids from mannitol fermentation
Mannitol fermentation have high levels of NaCl (7.5%) which inhibit most organism other than staphylococci aureus, contains D-mannitol, pH indicator called 'phenol red' which detect the acid production in mannitol . It also differentiate S. aureus and S. epidermidids .
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Mannitol is found naturally in things like asparagus. It is safe to consume and is an alternative to other sweeteners.