Beef Extract and Peptone provide nitrogen, vitamins, minerals and amino acids essential for growth. Mannitol is the
fermentable carbohydrate providing carbon and energy, Bacillus cereus is mannitol-negative. The Mannitol content
allows the identification of the accompanying mannitol positive flora, which are characterized by a yellow color. Phenol
red is the pH indicator. Bacteriological agar is the solidifying agen