Tryptic Soy Broth (TSB) with Lecithin and Tween® 80 is recommended for the cultivation of a wide variety of fastidious and nonfastidious microorganisms from nonclinical specimens, when the neutralization of disinfectants is desired. This medium can also

Used to rapidly differentiate Staphylococcus spp. and Micrococcus spp. based on lysostaphin resistance. Make a suspension of the bacteria, add the disk, look for a clearing of turbidity if Staph is present.

Malt Extract Agr w/0.01% for the selective isolation of fungi.

Hardy Diagnostics DG-18, or Dichloran Glycerol, Agar is based on a formulation by Hocking and Pitt and is recommended for the enumeration of xerophilic yeasts and molds from dried and semi-dried foods. DG-18 Agar is recommended as a selective medium for t

Buffered Charcoal Yeast Extract (BCYE) Agar formulations are recommended for use in the cultivation and primary isolation of Legionella spp. in water and other samples suspected of harboring the bacteria. BCYE with DGVP contains the dyes bromcresol purpl