Standard Microbiological Media
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Standard Methods Agar, 500 g
bioWORLDUsed for obtaining microbial plate counts from milk and dairy products, foods, water and other materials of sanitary importance Made according to the American Public Health Association (APHA) formulation pH: 7.0 Working Concentration: 23.5 g/L Dehydrated Appearance: light beige,…
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Luria-Bertani (LB) Agar, Miller
bioWORLDFor propagation and maintenance of Escherichia coli Contains twenty times the sodium chloride level of Luria Agar Base, Miller and twice the level found in LB Agar, Lennox pH: 7.0 Working Concentration: 40 g/L Dehydrated Appearance: light tan, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: light…
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Tryptic Soy Agar
bioWORLDUsed for the isolation and cultivation of nonfastidious and fastidious microorganisms Can be prepared with or without blood or enrichments pH: 7.3 Working Concentration: 40 g/L Dehydrated Appearance: light beige, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: Plain – light…
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Oxyrase for Broth™
bioWORLDOxyrase For Broth™ makes growing anaerobes easy. All you have to do is add Oxyrase For Broth™ to your broth medium. Oxyrase For Broth™ makes broth medium anaerobic. No need to boil broth tubes again. Oxyrase For Broth™ is a medium supplement that contains the Oxyrase…
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Brucella Agar
bioWORLDRecommended for the cultivation of Brucella species and other fastidious microoorganisms Can be used to determine bacterial hemolytic reactions with the addition of blood pH: 7.0 Dehydrated Appearance: light beige, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: yellow beige agar …
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Czapek Dox Agar
bioWORLDUsed for fungi and bacteria that are unable to utilize sodium nitrate a their sole source of nitrogen Working Concentration: 50.1 g/L pH: 7.3+/-0.2 Dehydrated Appearance: off-white to beige powder Prepared Appearance: colorless agar Soluble in boiling water Contains: …
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Simmons Citrate Agar, 500 g
bioWORLDUsed as a differential medium for the identification of enteric bacteria, which utilize citrate as the sole source of carbon ph: 6.9 Working Concentration: 24.2 g/L Dehydrated Appearance: green, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: medium to dark green agar Soluble in…
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Baird Parker Agar
bioWORLDCommonly used in the detection and enumeration of coagulase-positive staphylococci in food samples Contains potassium tellurite and lithium which supresses the growth of most bacteria but allows the growth of staphylococcus aureus pH: 6.9 Dehydrated Appearance: light tan,…
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Oxford Listeria Agar, 500 g
bioWORLDUsed with addition of antibiotics for the selective isolation of Listeria monocytogenes from food pH: 7.2 Working Concentration: 55.5 g/L Dehydrated Appearance: beige, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: light to medium amber agar Soluble in boiling water …
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Used in the selective isolation and cultivation of Clostridium difficile To be prepared with the addition of blood, cycloserine, and cefoxitin pH: 7.4 Dehydrated Appearance: light beige, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: light to medium amber broth Soluble in…
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Agar, Bacteriological
bioWORLDFine, light-colored granules Bacteriological Grade Gel Strength: 550–950 g/cm2 Gelling Temperature: 34–38 °C Melting Temperature: 84–88 °C pH: 6.0–7.5 Soluble in boiling water
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Yeast Extract
bioWORLDAqueous extract of autolysed brewer's yeast Has a high vitamin content, providing excellent growth factors for most microorganisms Is usually added to culture media to provide a source of vitamins at a concentration of 3-5 g/L After opening, tightly recap and place the container…
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Luria-Bertani (LB) Agar, Lennox
bioWORLDContains: For propagation and maintenance of Escherichia coli Low salt formulation pH: 7.0 Working Concentration: 35 g/L Dehydrated Appearance: light beige, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: medium amber agar Soluble in boiling water
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Lauryl Sulfate Broth, 500 g
bioWORLDFor the detection of coliforms in water, wastewater and foods pH: 6.8 Working Concentration: 35.6 g/L Dehydrated Appearance: light beige, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: tan to yellow broth Soluble in water Composition: Pancreatic Digest of Casein …
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Wilkins Chalgren Agar, 500 g
bioWORLDUsed to determin minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC’s) of antibiotics for anaerobic bacteria by the agar dilution procedure pH: 7.1 Working Concentration: 48 g/L pDehydrated Appearance: light beige, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: yellow-beige agar Soluble…
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Cystine Heart Agar
bioWORLDUsed with hemoglobin for cultivating Francisella tularensis and without enrichment for cultivating gram-negative cocci and other microorganisms. pH: 6.8 Dehydrated Appearance: beige, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: Plain – light to medium amber agar W/ Hemoglobin…
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Brain-Heart Infusion Agar
bioWORLDUsed in the cultivation of a wide variety of microorganisms including bacteria, yeasts and molds With the addition of 5% or 10% sheep blood, it is used for the isolation and cultivation of a wide variety of fungal species from clinical and nonclinical sources pH: 7.4 Dehydrated…
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Bacto Peptone (Powder)
bioWORLDUsed as an organic nitrogen source in microbiological media for culturing variety of bacteria and fungi Enzymatic digest of animal protein Working concentration: 50 mg/mL Dehydrated Appearance: faint yellow to yellow-brown powder Prepared Appearance: dark yellow solution …
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Skim Milk Powder
bioWORLDUsed as a complete medium, or incorporated into other media, for isolation and cultivation of microorganisms found in milk products and to demonstrate coagulation and proteolysis of casein For Western Blots order product number which contains Sodium Azide to prevent bacterial growth
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Blood Agar Base #2, 500 g
bioWORLDUsed for the isolation, cultivation, and detection of hemolytic activity of a variety of fastidious microorganisms Media is usually prepared with 5 to 10% blood pH: 7.4 Dehydrated Appearance: beige, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: Plain – medium to dark amber agar…
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Resurrection Media Pack
bioWORLDThe bioWORLD resurrection media pack is suitable for use in culture media experiments. Bacterial strains and clones can be stored at 4 degree C to -80 degree C by using this resurrection media pack.
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Fraser Broth
bioWORLDFor the isolation and selective enrichment of Listeria species from food and environmental species Contains Fraser Supplement Solution pH: 7.2 Working Concentration: 55 g/L Dehydrated Appearance: tan, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: medium amber broth Soluble…
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Tryptic Soy Broth, 500 g
bioWORLDFor the cultivation of fastidious and non-fastidious microorganisms Prepared according to the formula listed as Soybean-Casein Digest Medium in the United States Pharmacopeia pH: 7.3 Working Concentration: 30 g/L Dehydrated Appearance: light beige, homogeneous powder …
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Tryptose, 500 g
bioWORLDSynonym: Trypticase Enzymatic digest of protein for use in preparing microbiological culture media pH (1% Solution): 7.0 Dehydrated Appearance: light beige, homogeneous powder Plant tissue culture tested Soluble in water
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R2A Agar
bioWORLDLow nutrient medium for plate detection of heterotropic bacteria in water Low concentrations of carbon and energy sources enhance the recovery of stressed bacteria pH: 7.2 Working Concentration: 18.2 g/L Dehydrated Appearance: light beige, homogeneous powder Prepared…
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Lysine Iron Agar (LIA), 500 g
bioWORLDUsed to detect the production of hydrogen sulfide and lysine decarboxylase by Enterobacteriaceae pH: 6.7 Working Concentration: 34.5 g/L Dehydrated Appearance: beige to greenish beige, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: purple agar Soluble in boiling water …
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Yeast Enriched Peptone, 500 g
bioWORLDMixture of pancreatic digests of casein and yeast extract Approximately 1/3 yeast extract and 2/3 casein peptone The addition yeast extract provides additional sources of vitamins and carbohydrates Is not recommended for use in media for fermentation studies
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Triple Sugar Iron (TSI) Agar
bioWORLDFor the differentiation of gram-negative enteric bacilli based on carbohydrate fermentation and the production of hydrogen sulfide pH: 7.3 Working Concentration: 60 g/L Dehydrated Appearance: pink, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: orange to orange-red agar Soluble in…
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Pseudomonas Isolation Agar, 500 g
bioWORLDUsed for isolating Pseudomonas and differentiating Pseudomonas aeruginosa from other pseudomonads based on pigment formation pH: 7.0 Working Concentration: 45 g/L Dehydrated Appearance: very light beige, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: light amber agar …
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Tryptose Agar, 500 g
bioWORLDFor cultivating a wide variety of fastidious microorganisms, particularly for isolating Brucella pH: 7.2 Working Concentration: 41 g/L Dehydrated Appearance: light beige, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: light amber agar Soluble in boiling water Contains: …
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Papaic Digest of Soybean Meal (Peptone S) Nutritious plant peptone containing high carbohydrate and vitamin content Capable of supporting the growth of most fastidious bacteria and fungi Cannot be used for fermentation studies due to its high carbohydrate content Produces clear…
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Oxyrase for Agar™
bioWORLDOxyrase for Agar™ creates an anaerobic environment when added to bacteriological agar medium Oxyrase for Agar™ is for media with a pH range of 6.8 to 8.4. When used with OxyDish™, Oxyrase for Agar™ will also remove oxygen from the trapped air space inside of the sealed OxyDish™