| Appearance (clearness) | turbid |
| Appearance (colour) | green |
| Solidification behaviour (2 hrs., 45 °C) | liquid |
| pH-value (25 °C) | 7.4 - 7.8 |
| Growth (Salmonella typhimurium ATCC 14028 (WDCM 00031)) | good to very good |
| Growth (Salmonella typhimurium ATCC 13311 (WDCM 00121)) | good to very good |
| Growth (Salmonella Abony NCTC 6017) | good to very good |
| Growth (Salmonella enteritidis NCTC 5188 (WDCM 00119)) | good to very good |
| Growth (Salmonella arizonae ATCC 13314) | fair to very good |
| Growth (Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 (WDCM 00013)) | poor to fair |
| Growth (Proteus mirabilis ATCC 29906 (WDCM 00023)) | good to very good |
| Growth (Shigella sonnei ATCC 11060) | none |
| Growth (Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 (WDCM 00034)) | none |
| Growth (Bacillus cereus ATCC 11778 (WDCM 00001)) | none |
| Colonies (Salmonella typhimurium ATCC 14028 (WDCM 00031)) | black |
| Colonies (Salmonella typhimurium ATCC 13311 (WDCM 00121)) | black |
| Colonies (Salmonella Abony NCTC 6017) | black |
| Colonies (Salmonella enteritidis NCTC 5188 (WDCM 00119)) | black |
| Colonies (Salmonella arizonae ATCC 13314) | black |
| Colonies (Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 (WDCM 00013)) | green |
| Colonies (Proteus mirabilis ATCC 29906 (WDCM 00023)) | olive |
| Metallic lustre (Salmonella typhimurium ATCC 14028 (WDCM 00031)) | + |
| Metallic lustre (Salmonella typhimurium ATCC 13311 (WDCM 00121)) | + |
| Metallic lustre (Salmonella Abony NCTC 6017) | + |
| Metallic lustre (Salmonella enteritidis NCTC 5188 (WDCM 00119)) | + |
| Metallic lustre (Salmonella arizonae ATCC 13314) | + |
| Incubation: 48 hrs.; 35 °C; aerobic. |
