Mueller Hinton Agar is recommended for the antimicrobial disc diffusion susceptibility testing of common rapidly growing aerobic or facultative anaerobic microorganisms by the Kirby-Bauer method, as standardized by the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute M2-A9, Ninth Edition (2006).

Ureaplasma Agar and Broth are recommended for the cultivation and isolation of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis.

XLT4 Agar base is a selective medium for the isolation of non-typhi Salmonella.

Pseudomonas Isolation Agar (PIA) is a selective medium for the isolation of Pseudomonas and differentiating Pseudomonas aeruginosa from other pseudomonads on the basis of pigment formation.

Edwards Medium is a selective medium for the rapid isolation of streptococcus agalactiae and other streptococci associated with mastitits and also from other clinical samples.

Xylose Lysine Desoxycholate is a selective medium for the isolation and differentiation of enteric pathogens, especially Shigella species.

PPLO (Mycoplasma) agars and broths, when supplemented with nutritive enrichments, are used for isolating and cultivating Mycoplasma. Mycoplasma Broth base (Frey) is used for the cultivation of avian mycoplasmas.

Yersinia Selective Agar is a selective differential medium for the isolation of Yersinia enterocolitica.

For the detection and isolation of Shigella and Salmonella from clinical specimens.

Chocolate Agar is recommended for the cultivation and isolation of Neisseria and Haemophilus species. CO₂ favors primary isolation. The medium is best for organisms which require X and V Factor.

Eosin Methylene Blue Agar [EMB] is a differential plating medium recommended for use in the isolation of Gram negative enteric bacilli.

This media is used for detection of heterotrophic bacteria in water, especially treated water. R2A Medium can be used as a pour plate, spread plate or membrane filter media as a subculture medium.

Tryptic Soy Agar is recommended for the general cultivation of a wide variety of microorganisms. Tryptic Soy Agar conforms to the formula specified in the US Pharmacopoeia, USP. Northeast Laboratory Services offers a wide range of Tryptic Soy Agar available in petri dish, tube and bottle.

Cetrimide Agar is designed for selective isolation and identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Phenylethanol Agar is recommended for use in culturing clinical specimens of mixed Gram positive and negative flora where isolation of Gram positive organisms is desired. It is especially useful in inhibiting the “swarming” property of Proteus.

Potato Dextrose Agar is recommended for the culture of molds and yeasts, and the stimulation of sporulation.

Hektoen is a selective medium for the isolation of Salmonella, Shigella and other members of the Enterobacteriaceae group.

Standard Methods Agar (SMA) is used for obtaining microbial plate counts from milk and dairy products, water and other materials of sanitary importance.

Brilliant Green Agar is a selective medium for the isolation of Salmonella species other than Salmonella typhi and Salmonella paratyphi A from fecal specimens, dairy products, or other material. Brilliant Green Agars w/ Sulfadiazine, Nalidixic Acid and/or Nalidixic Acid & Novobiocin are used in…

MacConkey Agar No. 3 is used for the cultivation of Enterobacteriaceae.

A selective medium for the isolation of pathogenic Staphylococci.

The nutrient culture media is recommended for cultivation of microorganisms which are non-fastidious in their nutritional requirements.

This medium has been long used in Microbiology for the cultivation of fungi, especially Dermatophytes.

Campy-Blaser is a selective media used to isolate Campylobacter jejuni from human fecal specimens. Campy-Thio is recommended as a holding medium for samples suspected to contain Campylobacter jejuni when immediate inoculation cannot be performed.

Sorbitol MacConkey Agar is a selective and differential medium for the detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7.