Peptone, Bacteriological confer nutritional benefit, especially at low dilution rates, and is recommended to support good growth of wide variety of microorganisms. Appearance: Light yellow to brownish yellow homogenous free flowing powder, having Characteristic odor but not putrescent …

Used as per the procedure described by American Association of Textile Chemists and Colourists for testing Initial mildew resistance of textiles, perseverance of mildew resistance, Fungicidal potency of textile fungicides testable, Standard Minimum protective concentration, peccnanence indices,…

Lactic Acid Bacteria Selective Broth Base (Raka Ray No. 3 Broth Base) is recommended for the selective isolation of lactic acid bacteria encountered in beer and brewing process. The medium is formulated to monitor the brewing process and analyze it for a wide range of bacteria. It was found to be…

Casman Broth Base is used for isolation of fastidious microorganisms from clinical specimens under reduced oxygen tension. Proteose peptone, tryptose and HM Peptone B provide amino acids and other complex nitrogenous nutrients. Dextrose improves growth of pathogenic cocci. Corn starch prevents…

Tuberculosis remains a major global public health problem worldwide. Mycobacterium tuberculosis , the causative agent of tuberculosis in man, is carried in airborne particles known as droplet nuclei that are generated when patients with pulmonary tuberculosis cough. Infections occur when a…

Tetrathionate Broth Base was first formulated by Mueller (1) who showed that this medium favours the unrestricted growth of enteric pathogens by selectively inhibiting the coliforms. Muellers medium was subsequently modified by Kauffman (2) and Knox (3) in which they obtained more number of…

Yeast Malt HiVeg™ agar (YM HiVeg™ 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…

Thermophillic bacteria are usually species of Bacillus which enter milk from various sources on the farm or from poorly cleaned equipments in the processing plant. These bacteria rapidly increase in numbers when present in milk or dairy products that are held at high temperature for long periods.…

Campylobacter Agar Base is recommended for the selective isolation of Campylobacter species from faecal, food and environmental specimens. Campylobacter species are ubiquitous in the environment inhabiting a wide variety of ecological niches. Infection with a Campylobacter species is one of the…

Recommended for microbiological plate assay of carbenicillin, colistimethate sodium, colistin sulphate and Polymyxin B in accordance with USP.

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.

Loeffler Serum Medium Base is used for the cultivation of Corynebacterium diphtheriae. This medium enhances primary and secondary isolation and cultivation of fastidious pathogenic microorganisms especially from nose and throat. It also restores virulence and other identifying properties…

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…

Blood Agar Base No. 2, HiVeg™ medium after addition of blood, medium permits maximum recovery of Streptococci, Pneumococci and other fastidious pathogenic microorganisms without interfering with their haemolytic reactions. It is a highly nutritive medium. Microorganisms producing haemolysin give…

This medium is recommended for the isolation and cultivation of Streptococcus species from clinical and nonclinical specimens. The media can be supplemented with sterile defibrinated blood to prepare blood agar. For best results, use light inoculum and incubate anaerobically for enhancement in…

Beijerinckia Medium is used for isolation of Beijerinckia. Beijerinckia characterizes its members as non-symbiotic, aerobic chemoheterotrophic bacteria with the ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen. Sucrose is the energy source, phosphates serve as buffers and magnesium sulphate, ferric chloride and…

HiCrome MM Agar is recommended for identification and differentiation of Citrobacter from water and clinical samples.

C.L.E.D. 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. Application: For Isolation & Differentiation of Urinary Pathogens On The Basis of…

The most common disease caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae is diphtheria, an acute communicable disease manifested by both local infection of the upper respiratory tract and the systemic effects of the toxin, which are most notable in the heart and peripheral nerves (1). Hoyle Medium Base,…

MRS Broth, Modified (Lactobacillus Heteroferm Screen Broth) is recommended for the isolation and cultivation of Lactobacillus species from salad dressings. This medium is the modification of MRS medium by DeMan et al. The samples are first inoculated in MRS Broth, Modified. The presumptive positive…

Kligler Iron Agar is a combination of the lead acetate medium described by Kligler (1) and Russels Double Sugar Agar (2) and is used as a differentiation medium for typhoid, dysentery and allied bacilli (3). Bailey and Lacey substituted phenol red for andrade indicator previously used as pH…

M-FC HiVeg™ broth base is recommended for detection and enumeration of faecal coliforms by membrane filtration technique, based on the property of faecal coliforms to grow at 44-45°C. This medium is prepared by replacing animal peptones with vegetable defined peptones to avoid BSE/TSE/GMO risk. …

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…

Dental caries results from microbial acid and plaque formation. Plaque sets the stage for caries because it collects the acid forming bacteria on the tooth surface, supplies an anaerobic environment for fermentation, traps the acids and excludes the protective saliva. Caries lesions are basically…

Hiveg medium Recommended for the performance of the Methyl Red and Voges-Proskauer tests in differentiation of the Coli-aerogenes group. Appearance: Cream to yellow Homogeneous Free flowing powder Prepared Medium: Light yellow Clear solution Reaction of 1.7% w/v aqueous solution at 25°C. pH :…

Brilliant Green Sulpha Agar is recommended for isolation and detection of Salmonella species in food, especially eggs and egg products. The media is highly selective. Addition of 0.1% sodium sulphapyridine helps to increase the selectivity of the medium. Brilliant green acts as the inhibitory to…