For the detection of coliforms in water and food. Single strength. Contains a durham tube for gas detection.

Features: For the non-selective cultivation of microorganisms. General growth media for bacteria, yeast, and fungi Contains 5% sheep blood from a veterinary supervised, controlled herd of donor animals. Blood is guaranteed to be from healthy antibiotic-free animals Polystyrene Petri…

Paper strips for testing the oxidase reaction, contains tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine for a more sensitive test, simply place a drop of water on the strip, then rub on bacteria, positives turn dark purple within 15 seconds, room temperature storage, one year shelf life from date of manufacture,…

For the cultivation of fungi and yeasts.

Features: 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…

Our pre-filled dilution vials are designed for the food, dairy, pharmaceutical, and water industries; and are filled to 25ml, 90ml, or 99ml with a variety of buffers and solutions available from Hardy Vials are made of sturdy polypropylene with a leak-proof seal that holds up even during air…

An rapid acidometric method for performing a beta-lactamase test on Haemophilus spp., S. aureus, and N. gonorrhoeae. Easy to read, clear cut color change, just add bacteria and water to tube. Not for use with anaerobes.

For the cultivation of microorganisms. Filtered to remove all dead bacteria and debris. The last thing you want to see on your Gram Stain of sterile fluids is dead bacteria! Not from your specimen, but from your culture medium broth… Did you know that all powdered culture media…

Hardy Diagnostics Tryptic Soy Agar is recommended for use as a general growth medium for the isolation and cultivation of microorganisms. This medium is also recommended for use in the cultivation, storage, maintenance and transportation of pure cultures of microorganisms.

The McFarland Latex Standards are prepared from suspensions of uniform latex particles with similar absorbance values as the original barium sulfate standards. The stability of McFarland Latex Standards allows for a significantly longer shelf-life, better uniformity, and less clumping, than the…

For the preparation of isotonic suspensions and dilutions of microorganisms.

(Single Strength EC Broth with durham tube for gas detection) For the detection of coliforms in water.

CRITERION™ Brucella Broth is used for the cultivation of Brucella species, and other fastidious organisms.

CRITERION™ Yeast Extract is prepared and standardized for bacteriological use. It is an excellent stimulator of bacterial growth and is used in culture media in place of, or in addition to, beef extract.

HardyCHROM™ ESBL is a selective and differential chromogenic medium which is intended for the qualitative and presumptive detection from stool specimens of: 1) Enterobacteriaceae that are potentially non-susceptible to ceftazidime and cefpodoxime; and 2) Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase…

Compact Dry™ is a ready-to-use system reducing the time needed to perform microbial testing on food, beverage, meat, cosmetics, and raw materials. Place 1ml of sample onto the plate and incubate. Colonies grow and develop specific colors from chromogenic substrates. This provides for easy…

Our 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…

CRITERION™ Rappaport-Vassiliadis R10 Broth is primarily for use in the selective enrichment and isolation of Salmonella spp. from food and environmental specimens.

CRITERION™ Brain Heart Infusion Agar is a general purpose nutrient medium recommended for the cultivation and isolation of a variety of fastidious and nonfastidious microorganisms, including bacteria, yeasts, and mold.

For selective isolation of Mycobacterium spp.

Hardy Diagnostics CRITERION™ Potato Dextrose Agar is used for the cultivation and identification of fungi. CRITERION™ Dehydrated Culture Media by Hardy Diagnostics is formulated to meet or exceed the highest standards. Wide mouth opening - reduces dust formation by allowing…

CRITERION™ Pancreatic Digest of Casein is a general purpose growth peptone used as a nitrogen source in culture media formulated for isolating and cultivating fastidious and nonfastidious bacteria and fungi and some protozoa.

CRITERION™ Agar, Bacteriological Grade is used as a solidifying agent in the preparation of solid and semi-solid culture media.

For the broad spectrum neutralization of surface disinfectants and the cultivation of microorganisms from environmental surfaces.

For the differentiation of microorganisms by carbohydrate fermentation. Contains a durham tube for gas detection.

CRITERION™ Mueller Hinton Agar is recommended for use in the cultivation of a wide variety of microorganisms. Mueller Hinton Agar is recommended for disk diffusion sensitivity testing of non-fastidious organisms.

A supplement for Middlebrook culture media.

CRITERION™ Proteose Peptone #3 is frequently used as a nitrogen source in media formulations for culturing nutritionally fastidious microorganisms.

For the cultivation of fungi.

A blank paper disk that can be used for inhibition studies. Used to prepare your own disks for Kirby Bauer (antimicrobial disk diffusion (AST)) testing on Mueller Hinton Agar.