Microbiological Media
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).
Prepared microbiological media pouches of 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.
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Phenol Red Broth Base
HiMediaPhenol Red Broth Medium is formulated as per Vera (2) and is recommended to determine the fermentation reaction of carbohydrates for the differentiation of microorganisms (3, 4, 5). Phenol Red Broth Medium with various added carbohydrates serves as a differential medium by aiding in differentiation…
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The BD phosphate buffer comes in a 500 mL tube and is an ideal non-toxic solution in biological laboratories. This buffer helps in preventing the rupturing of cells that are caused due to osmosis.
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Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA) Plates
Hardy DiagnosticsFeatures: For use as a non-selective, general growth medium for the isolation and cultivation of microorganisms (bacteria, yeast, and fungi). Especially useful for performing colony counts. This medium is also recommended for use in the cultivation, storage, maintenance, and transportation…
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Lyophilised, polyclonal rabbit antisera containing approximately 0.02% thimerosal as a preservative. When properly rehydrated, each vial contains sufficient reagent for 20 slide tests.
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An antibiotic supplement recommended for the selective isolation of Campylobacter species. Storage and Shelf Life Store at 2 - 8°C. Use before expiry date on the label.
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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. Use with or without blood for the cultivation and enumeration of anaerobic and aerobic microorganisms
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INTENDED USE Penase and Penase Concentrate are beta-lactamases which hydrolyze the beta-lactam ring in penicillins, thereby, inactivating the antimicrobial properties of penicillin. Both products are used in media for sterility testing of penicillins and for determining microbial counts…
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Ethyl Violet Azide Dextrose agar is used for detecting and confirming Streptococci and as confirmative medium for faecal pollution indication in water and other specimens. This medium contains reduced amount of dextrose and increased dye concentration, making the medium highly specific for…
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HiMedia Kligler Iron HiVeg™ Agar
HiMediaHiveg medium combination of the lead acetate medium described by Kligler and Russels Double Sugar Agar and is used as a differentiation medium for typhoid, dysentery and allied bacilli. It differentiates lactose fermenters from the nonfermenters, Salmonella Typhi from other Salmonellae and also…
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BBL™ Trypticase™ Soy Agar (TSA) with Lecithin and Polysorbate 80 sterile pack plates are used for the detection and enumeration of microorganisms present on surfaces of sanitary importance. The Sterile Pack plates are particularly useful for monitoring surfaces in clean rooms and other…
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Lyophilised, polyclonal rabbit antisera containing approximately 0.02% thimerosal as a preservative. When properly rehydrated and used as recommended each vial of Difco™ Neisseria Meningitidis Antiserum is sufficient reagent for 20 slide tests.
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Tryptic Soy Broth (TSB), USP
Hardy DiagnosticsFor the cultivation of microorganisms. Also known as TSB or Soybean-Casein Digest Broth, USP. C838N79 Tryptic Soy Broth (TSB) in a ReadyRack™ The ReadyRack™ is a plastic rack designed for cleanroom use and can be rinsed with alcohol. It is a convenient way to bring media into…
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CRITERION™ Dehydrated Campylobacter Agar Base
Hardy DiagnosticsHardy Diagnostics CRITERION™ Campy Selective Agar Base is used for the selective isolation of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli from human, animal, avian and environmental specimens.
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BD offers a one-stop resource for all of your microbiology research needs. With products from the venerated Bacto, Difco and BBL lines, BD offers peptones/hydrolysates and ingredients manufactured from meat, animal tissue, collagen, gelatin, casein and from animal-free materials.
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HiVeg Medium used for the sterility testing of certain biological products which are turbid or viscous and cant be tested using Fluid Thioglycollate Medium (M009). Both the media have similar composition, except agar and resazurin that are not included in Alternative Thioglycollate Medium. This…
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Campylobacter Enrichment HiVeg™ Broth Base (Preston Enrichment HiVeg™ Broth Base) is recommended for selective enrichment and cultivation of Campylobacter species. This medium is prepared by replacing animal peptones with vegetable defined peptones to avoid BSE/TSE/GMO risk. Appearance of powder:…
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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. Use for the cultivation of obligate anaerobes, microaerophiles and facultative organisms
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Difco™ Antimicrobic Vial K, containing kanamycin, is used to supplement SFP Agar Base containing Egg Yolk Enrichment 50% and Difco Antimicrobic Vial P for the detection and enumeration of Clostridium perfringens in foods. Used in the preparation of SFP Agar Base 25 mg Kanamycin per…
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Mannitol Selenite broth (Selenite Mannitol broth) is used for selective enrichment of Salmonellae from clinical materials. It can also be used for the selective enrichment of Salmonella from water and foodstuffs. Mannitol serves as fermentable carbohydrate. Selenite is inhibitory for coliforms and…
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An indicator in the 3M™ Petrifilm™ Enterobacteriaceae Count Plate colors all colonies red. The top film traps gas produced by some bacteria. Acid-producing bacteria are seen as red colonies surrounded by yellow zones. Bacteria producing gas and/or acid are considered to be…
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Recommended for the cultivation of yeasts, moulds and aciduric bacteria from pharmaceutical products in accordance with the microbial limit testing by harmonized methodology of USP/EP/BP/JP.
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HiMedia Phenylethanol Agar Base
HiMediaPhenylethanol Agar Base medium is utilized for the selective isolation of gram-positive bacteria. This medium can be supplemented with 5 % sheep blood. This medium is especially useful when specimens are contaminated with swarming Proteus species. It is also useful in the diagnostic studies of…
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Mueller Hinton Agar is recommended for antimicrobial disc diffusion susceptibility testing of common, rapidly growing bacteria by the Bauer-Kirby method,2-4 as standardized by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI).
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Schneider's Insect Medium
HiMediaSchneider's insect medium has been specially formulated for the in vitro culture of Drosophila melanogaster cells and tissues. A number of cell lines derived from Drosophila melanogaster are now available and are extensively used in genetic and molecular biology research. Drosophila cells are…
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Sheep Blood, Defibrinated
Hardy DiagnosticsOur animal blood is obtained from a controlled herd that is kept free of antimicrobic drugs and disease. All animals are maintained in a healthy condition and treated humanely in accordance with government regulations. Fresh blood is delivered to Hardy Diagnostics every week. We ship to our…
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BD Fluid D
BDBD ready-for-use prepared bottled media help detect microorganisms from pharmaceutical, food, environmental or water testing samples.
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Optochin HardyDisks™
Hardy DiagnosticsFor use in the presumptive identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae from other alpha-hemolytic streptococci. Each cartridge contains 50 disks that are spring loaded for smooth and reliable dispensing
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MUG Brilliant Green Bile Broth
HiMediaBrilliant Green Bile Broth is one of the most widely used medium for the detection of coliform bacteria in water, wastewater, foods, and milk and dairy products. This medium is formulated as per APHA (1, 2, 3) for the presumptive identification and confirmation of coliform bacteria (4, 5). …
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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. Moderately selective and differential media for the isolation of pathogenic enteric bacilli, especially those…