Microbiological Media

Microbiological media products are essential for isolating and identifying microorganisms within the lab. At Thomas Scientific, we have an extensive range of high-quality microbiological media products and accessories to assist with laboratory applications. Microbial culture media supports the survival and growth of various bacteria types, such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Microbial culture media can be prepared in various forms. The key microbiological products include liquid (broth), solid (agar plates), or semi-solid (deep). Microbiological media products can provide the correct nutrients, environment, and selected conditions to suppose the growth and continuous study of microorganisms and can ensure you achieve accurate and reliable results.

For further related products also available at Thomas Scientific we provide samplers and tissue culture media.

Microbiological Media

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  • BBL™ IC-XT Pack Sterile Plated Media

    High-Quality Prepared Plated Media Featuring: Storage Condition Flexibility Sample Security Extended Shelf Life BD products are intended for sale/shipment within the US only. International customers should contact their local BD distributor to place orders for BD products.

  • Petrifilm® Rapid Yeast and Mold Count Plates

    The Neogen® Petrifilm® Rapid Yeast and Mold Count Plate method is faster and provides results in as little as 48 hours of incubation time, vs. the traditional agar method that requires a five day incubation period. Yeast and molds can grow in a wide range of conditions in raw materials,...

  • Tryptic Soy Broth (TSB) Tube

    For sterility testing and cultivation of microorganisms.

  • CompactDry™ E.Coli (EC) and Coliforms for colony counting

    CompactDry TM  is a ready-to-use system that reduces the time needed to perform microbial testing on food, cannabis, meat, cosmetics, raw materials and more. CompactDry™ EC is a ready-to-use test method recommended for the determination of total aerobic bacterial counts. CompactDry™...

  • Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA) Plates with Lecithin and Tween® 80, USP

    Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA) with Lecithin and Tween®, USP is recommended for use as a general growth medium for establishing microbiological trends, alerts and action levels in biologically controlled environments.

  • Middlebrook 7H11

    Hardy Diagnostics

    Middlebrook 7H11 Agar is recommended for use in the isolation and cultivation of Mycobacterium species. Features and Benefits: Optically clear polystyrene For distortion free viewing. Heavy-Duty Reduces breakage during shipping. Stacking rings Polystyrene Petri plates feature raised rings for...

  • Granulated MacConkey Agar

    MacConkey Agar is recommended for selective isolation and differentiation of coliforms from pharmaceutical products in accordance with the microbial limit testing by harmonized methodology of USP/EP/BP/JP.

  • Standard Methods Agar (SMA), Plate Count Agar

    (Plate Count Agar) For the cultivation and enumeration of microorganisms in dairy products, food, and water. Features and Benefits: Optically clear polystyrene For distortion-free viewing. Heavy-Duty Reduces breakage during shipping. Stacking rings Polystyrene Petri plates feature raised rings for...

  • Granulated Lactobacillus MRS Broth (MRS Broth)

    Granulated Lactobacillus MRS Broth (MRS Broth) is for cultivation of all Lactobacilli. Granulated Lactobacillus MRS Broth is specifically designed for the cultivation of Lactobacillus species, offering a nutrient-rich environment for optimal growth. This medium contains essential vitamins and...

  • HiMedia Burk's Medium

    Burk's Medium is used for isolation and cultivation of nitrogen fixing bacteria such as Azotobacter species from soil. This medium contains inorganic salts along with carbohydrate source but lacks nitrogen source. Nitrogen fixing bacteria are able to fix atmospheric nitrogen and grow when cultured...

  • Pseudomonas Asparagine Broth

    Recreational water like from swimming pool is a body of water in a holding structure. Microorganisms of concern are those causing infections of ear, skin and upper respiratory tract etc. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of those organisms which account for a large percentage of swimming pool associated...

  • Anaerobic Indicator

    Hardy Diagnostics

    A sensitive resazurin indicator of anaerobic conditions, color changes from pink to white, more sensitive than the methylene blue indicators, improved sensitivity and faster reacting than other indicators, effective only when opened quickly and placed in the jar immediately.

  • Petrifilm® Rapid Aerobic Count Plates

    The Neogen® Petrifilm® Rapid Aerobic Count Plates are a sample ready, culture medium system, which contain nutrients, a coldwater soluble gelling agent, and a dual sensing indicator technology that facilitate colony enumeration in 24 hours for most food matrices and environmental samples....

  • Petrifilm® Rapid Coliform Count Plates

    Coliform colonies may begin to appear at 6 hours of incubation as discrete yellow zones indicating colony forming units (CFUs). Presumptive coliforms may be be recorded at 14 hours. Confirmed coliforms will appear as red colonies associated with gas. The Petrifilm Plate Advantage In today’s...

  • Petrifilm® Rapid E. coli/Coliform Count Plates

    The Neogen® Petrifilm® Rapid E. coli / Coliform Count (REC) Plate is a selective and differential sample ready culture medium system which contains proprietary nutrients, a cold water soluble gelling agent, 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-D-glucuronide (BCIG) an indicator of glucuronidase...

  • Clindamycin, CC-2, HardyDisk™ AST

    HardyDisk™ AST’s are impregnated paper disks used for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST); also known as disk diffusion or Kirby-Bauer testing. Each cartridge contains 50 disks that are spring loaded for smooth and reliable dispensing.

  • BD Dextrose GlucoseGlucose

    BD supplies more than 400 different BD Difco™ and BD BBL™ brand media formulations and ingredients in dehydrated form for the convenience of the laboratorian and bioprocessing specialist. BD products are intended for sale/shipment within the US only. International customers should contact their...

  • Cefuroxime, CXM-30, HardyDisks™ AST

    HardyDisk™ AST’s are impregnated paper disks used for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST); also known as disk diffusion or Kirby-Bauer testing. Each cartridge contains 50 disks that are spring loaded for smooth and reliable dispensing.

  • Erythromycin, E-15, HardyDisks™ AST

    HardyDisk™ AST’s are impregnated paper disks used for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST); also known as disk diffusion or Kirby-Bauer testing. Each cartridge contains 50 disks that are spring loaded for smooth and reliable dispensing.

  • HardyDisks™ AST Meropenem/Vaborbactam

    HardyDisk™ AST’s are impregnated paper disks used for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST); also known as disk diffusion or Kirby-Bauer testing. Each cartridge contains 50 disks that are spring loaded for smooth and reliable dispensing. Features and Benefits: HardyDisk™ AST's are impregnated...

  • Ceftriaxone, CRO-30, HardyDisks™ AST

    HardyDisk™ AST’s are impregnated paper disks used for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST); also known as disk diffusion or Kirby-Bauer testing. Each cartridge contains 50 disks that are spring loaded for smooth and reliable dispensing.

  • Biological Indicators - Spore Strips

    Crosstex offers a full line of spore strips for use in monitoring sterilization processes. Spore strips consist of inoculated filter paper, 6 mm x 30 mm, packaged in glassine peel pouches or envelopes. The glassine packaging provides protection from environmental contaminants during transport post...

  • CRITERION™ Purple Broth Base

    CRITERION™ Purple Broth Base is primarily for use with added carbohydrate in differentiating pure cultures of bacteria, particularly of enteric organisms, based on fermentation reactions.

  • CRITERION™ XLD Agar

    Hardy Diagnostics

    CRITERION™ XLD Agar is recommended for use as a selective and differential medium for the isolation of gram-negative enteric pathogens such as Salmonella and Shigella from fecal and other specimens.

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