C.L.E.D. HiVeg™ Agar w/ Andrade Indicator is a differential medium recommended for isolation of all urinary pathogens. It is also recommended for dip stick procedures and as dip inoculum transport medium for urine specimens. This medium is prepared using vegetable defined peptone free from animal…

For selective enrichment of Enterobacteriaceae from pharmaceutical products in accordance with the microbial limit testing by harmonized methodology of USP/EP/BP/JP/IP.

Granulated Blood Agar Base No. 2 with 1.2% Agar is especially devised to permit the maximum recovery of fastidious pathogenic microorganisms without interfering with their haemolytic reactions.

Clostridium perfringens is a normal inhabitant of the intestine. Although present in smaller numbers compared to E. coli , its spores can survive in water for long periods and persist when all other faecal bacteria have died. An examination for their presence in water is valuable in demonstrating…

HiCrome Candida Differential Agar is recommended for rapid isolation and identification of cultures.

The medium containing infusion from beef heart is used for the isolation and cultivation of a wide variety of fastidious organisms. It can also be used for the cultivation of Vibrio species. The medium can also be supplemented with glucose, horse serum and antibiotics for the cultivation a wide…

Granulated Soyabean HiVeg™ Medium, Sterile Powder is a y-irradiated sterile powder recommended for the evaluation of sterility in manufacturing process.

Tryptose Phosphate Broth is prepared as recommended by APHA (1) for the cultivation of fastidious aerobic bacteria especially Streptococcus species, Listeria and pathogenic Neisseria species. It is also used for antibiotic sensitivity testing by tube method (2). This medium with the addition of…

Nitrate Agar is prepared in accordance with the formula published in Pure Culture Study of Bacteria of the Society of American Bacteriologist (1). The ability to reduce nitrate is valuable for differentiating and identifying various types of bacteria especially Enterobacteriaceae family (2).…

For the cultivation of yeasts and moulds from pharmaceutical products in accordance with the microbial limit testing by harmonized methodology of USP/EP/BP/JP.

Hiveg medium used as liquid media for the cultivation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This medium provides dispersed growth of tubercle bacilli which is free of excessive clumps and so it can be used to prepare a uniform suspension of Mycobacteria. Application: For Cultivation of Mycobacterium…

Decarboxylase HiVeg™ broth base, moeller (moeller decarboxylase HiVeg™ broth base) is used for differentiating gram-negative enteric bacilli on the basis of their ability to decarboxylate amino acids. Amino acids such as L-Lysine, L-Arginine, L-Ornithine or other L-amino acids are added to this…

Anaerobic Basal Agar is used for the growth of anaerobic microorganisms, particularly Bacteroides species and other fastidious anaerobes. Anaerobic basal agar can be made selective for gram-negative anaerobes by the addition of Non- spore Anaerobic Supplement (FD001) and G.N. Spore Anaerobic…

MacConkey Agar is employed for the cultivation of enteric bacteria and in differentiation of lactose fermenters and nonfermenters. The medium contains bile salts to inhibit non-intestinal bacteria and lactose with neutral red indicator to distinguish the lactose-fermenting coliforms from the…

Acetate Differential Agar is recommended for the differentiation of Shigella species from Escherichia coli based on utilization of acetate. Acetate utilization is indicated by formation of blue color, due to the utilization of sodium acetate and subsequent formation of an alkaline reaction detected…

Actidione Agar was formulated by Green and Gray (1) which may be used for microbiological investigation during brewing and baking. Actidione® (Cycloheximide) at a concentration of 0.001% permits the growth of bacteria and inhibits the growth of most yeasts and moulds except dermatophytes. This…

Granulated Casein Soyabean Digest Agar (Soyabean Casein Digest Agar) (Tryptone Soya Agar) is a general purpose medium used for cultivation of a wide variety of microorganisms and for Sterility testing in pharmaceutical procedures.

Plate Count Agar is equivalent to the medium recommended by APHA for the isolation of microorganisms in milk and other dairy products (1). Casein enzymic hydrolysate provides amino acids and other complex nitrogenous substances. Yeast extract supplies Vitamin B complex. APHA recommends pour…

Universal Pre-enrichment Broth is recommended for the recovering sublethally injured Salmonella and Listeria from food products. This medium is sufficiently buffered to support growth of injured bacteria. Application: For Recovering Sublethally injured Salmonella & Listeria From Food Products …

Agar used for the detection and enumeration of mesophilic and thermophilic aerobic organisms in foods.

Peptonized Milk is an enzymic digest of high grade skimmed milk powder. It has high tryptophan content and is therefore used in media for testing the indole reaction. It serves as a source of nitrogen and also has high level of carbohydrate. Suitable for cultivation of Lactobacilli, yeasts and…

ISP Medium No. 2 (Yeast Malt Agar)(YM Agar) is recommended for the isolation and cultivation of yeasts, molds and other aciduric microorganisms. Fungistatic materials such as sodium propionate and diphenyl are added to YM agar to eliminate molds and thus permit enumeration of yeasts from mixed…

Eosin Methylene Blue (EMB) Agar was originally devised by Holt-Harris and Teague (1) and further modified by Levine (2). The above medium is a combination of the Levine and Holt-Harris and Teague formulae which contains peptic digest of animal tissue and phosphate as recommended by Levine and two…

It is used in culture media used for bulk production of antibiotics, enzymes, veterinary preparations and bacterial toxins. It is used in synthetic media in acclimatization of microorganisms in bioreactor studies. Also, it finds application as lyoprotectant in preparation of freeze-dried cultures…

Dey-Engley Neutralizing Broth is formulated as per the procedure described by Engley and Dey (1). Dey-Engley Neutralizing Broth is especially suited for environmental sampling where neutralization of the chemical is important to determine its bactericidal activity. A strongly bacteriostatic…

The medium is recommended for detecting microorganisms that can utilize ammonium phosphate as a source of nitrogen. This medium is particularly useful during the differentiation of Micrococci from Staphylococci. Application: For Detecting Microorganisms That Can Use Ammonium Phosphate As Source of…

Kundrat agar is recommended for the routine qualitative detection of residues from antibiotics and other chemotherapeutic agents in animal-derived food. Used for detection of antimicrobial residues in animal feed preparations. It is also used for detection of antimicrobial residues in meat and…

Hiveg 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…