Packaging and storage
Preserve in disposable syringes that are well-closed containers.
Labeling
Label it to indicate that it is for veterinary use only.
Water, Method I
921
:
not more than 1.0%, 20 mL of a mixture of toluene and methanol (7:3) being used in place of methanol in the titration vessel.
Assay for penicillin G
Proceed as directed for penicillin G under
AntibioticsMicrobial Assays
81
, except to use
Staphylococcus aureus ATCC No. 12692 as the test organism. Prepare the inoculum by growing the organism at 32

to 35

for 24 hours on Medium 1 to which has been added a solution of novobiocin sodium, containing the equivalent of 2.5 mg of novobiocin per mL that has been filtered through a membrane filter having a 0.2-µm porosity, so that the medium contains the equivalent of 10 µg of novobiocin per mL. Use an inoculum composition of about 5 mL of stock suspension in each 100 mL of Medium 1. Expel the contents of a syringe of Intramammary Infusion into a high-speed glass blender jar containing 1.0 mL of polysorbate 80 and 499.0 mL of
Buffer No. 1, and blend for 3 to 5 minutes. Allow to stand for 10 minutes, and dilute an accurately measured volume of the aqueous phase quantitatively and stepwise with
Buffer No. 1 to obtain a
Test Dilution having a concentration of penicillin G assumed to be equal to the median dose level of the Standard.
Assay for novobiocin
Proceed as directed for novobiocin under
AntibioticsMicrobial Assays
81
, expelling the contents of a syringe of Intramammary Infusion into a high-speed blender jar containing 1.0 mL of polysorbate 80 and 499.0 mL of
Buffer No. 3, and blend for 3 to 5 minutes. Allow to stand for 10 minutes. To an accurately measured volume of the aqueous phase add sufficient penicillinase to inactivate the penicillin G therein, and dilute quantitatively and stepwise with
Buffer No. 6 to obtain a
Test Dilution having a concentration of novobiocin assumed to be equal to the median dose level of the Standard.
[NOTEStore this
Test Dilution at 37

for 30 minutes and allow to cool before using it to fill the cylinders on the plates.
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