HiMedia Microbiological Media
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State-of-the-Art products in microbiology,cell culture, plant tissue culture, and molecular biology.
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Agar used for the identification of gram-negative enteric bacilli on the basis of dextrose, lactose and sucrose fermentation and hydrogen sulphide production.
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HiCrome Candida Differential Agar Base, Modified is recommended for the rapid isolation and identification of species from mixed cultures.
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Anaerobic CNA Agar Base
HiMediaThe genus Streptococcus is comprised of a wide variety of both pathogenic and commensal gram-positive bacteria, which are found to inhabit a wide range of hosts, including humans, horses, pigs and cows. They are facultatively anaerobic. Within the host, Streptococci are often found to colonize…
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Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium is one of the most widely used modification of Eagle's medium. DMEM is a modification of Basal Medium Eagle (BME) that contains four fold concentration of amino acids and vitamins. Additionally, the formulation also includes glycine, serine that contains…
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Acetobacter Agar (Mannitol) is recommended for maintenance of mannitol positive Acetobacter species. Application: Used as a Maintenance Medium For Mannitol Positive Acetobacter Species Appearance: Cream to yellow homogeneous free flowing powder Gelling: firm, comparable with 1.5% agar gel …
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Medium 199
HiMediaMedium 199 was the first nutritionally defined medium developed by Morgan, Morton, and Parker in 1950. This complex medium was formulated specifically for nutritional studies on primary chick embryo fibroblasts in the absence of any additives. It was observed that explanted tissue could survive in…
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Minimum Essential Medium (MEM) is a modification of Basal Medium Eagle (BME). It was developed by Harry Eagle to meet the specific nutritional requirements of certain subtypes of Hela cells and normal mammalian fibroblasts. MEM includes higher concentration of amino acids so as to closely…
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MacConkey Agar
HiMediaMacConkey Agar is recommended for isolation, identification and enumeration of Staphylococcus aureus and Faecal Streptococci.(1)MacConkey Agar is the earliest selective and differential medium for cultivation of enteric microorganisms from a variety of clinical specimens (2,3). Subsequently…
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Czapek yeast extract agar is recommended for the cultivation and maintenance of Aspergillus niger i.e Aspergillus brasiliensis. This medium supports the abundant growth of almost all saprophytic Aspergilli. Application: For Laboratory Chemicals, Analytical Purpose, Biochemical Analysis …
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Agar used for the determination of plate counts of microorganisms in foods, water and wastewater.
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HiMedia Bile Esculin Azide Agar
HiMediaBile Esculin Azide Agar is recommended for selective isolation and presumptive identification of faecal Streptococci. Bile and sodium azide inhibits other accompanying bacteria. Esculetin gives a dark brown or black complex which forms a zone of black precipitate around the colonies. Appearance:…
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M-PA Selective Supplement
HiMediaAn antibiotic supplement recommended for selective isolation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa . Storage and Shelf Life Store at 2-8°C. Use before the expiry date on the label.
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Iscove's Modified Dulbecco's Medium is an enriched modification of Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium wherein serum can be partially or totally replaced by chemically defined substances. The medium contains additional amino acids, sodium selenite, sodium pyruvate, vitamins and inorganic salts.…
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HiMedia Campylobacter Agar Base
HiMediaCampylobacter 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…
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HiMedia Casitose Broth
HiMediaIt is used for production of Staphylococcal enterotoxin for use in the cat test and in serological studies. It can be solidified with the addition of agar and the cultures grown are used for tests on other animals and in analysis of antigen-antibody systems by agar diffusion technique. …
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Nalidixic Selective Supplement
HiMediaAn antibiotic supplement recommended for the selective isolation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from clinical specimens. Storage and Shelf Life Store at 2-8°C. Use before the expiry date on the label.
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Granulated Columbia Blood Agar Base is an efficient base for preparation of blood agar, chocolate agar and for various selective and identification media.
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Ethyl Violet Azide broth is recommended for selective, confirmatory detection of Enterococci as an indicator of faecal pollution in water and other specimens. Combination of ethyl violet dye and of azide favors the selectivity for the growth of Streptococci (Enterococci) while it inhibits…
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Coliform PA Broth
HiMediaBacteriological Examination of water samples to determine its suitability for drinking and other domestic purpose has traditionally been done by the most probable number (MPN) procedures or the membrane filter (MF) technique (6). Although these methods have been useful, disadvantages such as space…
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Dey-Engley Neutralizing Broth
HiMediaDey-Engley Neutralizing Broth is formulated as per the procedure described by Engley and Dey (1). Dey-Engley Neutralizing Broth is especially suited for environmental sampling where neutralization of the chemical is important to determine its bactericidal activity. A strongly bacteriostatic…
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Granulated T.A.T. Broth Base
HiMediaGranulated T.A.T. Broth Base is for sterility testing of highly viscous or gelatinous substances such as salves, ointments and other cosmetic products.
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Cooked Meat Medium
HiMediaCooked Meat Medium with Glucose, Hemin and Vitamin K is a modification of the Cooked Meat Medium originally developed by Robertson (1) for cultivation of anaerobes isolated from wounds. Moore et al (2) have recommended this modified medium for subculturing of anaerobic isolates to be examined by…
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Cronobacter Screening Broth
HiMediaRecommended for screening Cronobacter sakazakii (formerly Enterobacter sakazakii) from food and environmental samples.
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Perfringens Supplement-II
HiMediaAn antibiotic supplement, recommended for the selective isolation of Clostridium perfringens . Storage and Shelf Life Store at 2 - 8°C. Use before expiry date on the label.
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Nutrient Mixture F-10 Ham
HiMediaHam's Nutrient Mixtures were originally developed for single cell plating of near diploid Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells and mouse L-cells. Both F-10 and F-12 are formulated for use with or without serum, depending on the type of cells being cultured. Ham's Nutrient Mixture F10 was…
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HiVeg™ Peptone
HiMediaIt is recommended for use as a culture media ingredient in variety of media as well as for commercial production of enzymes, vaccines, antibiotics and other products. It can successfully replace animal origin peptone (RM001) in all culture media. Principle And Interpretation HiVeg…
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HiCrome™ M-Lauryl Sulphate Agar
HiMediaHiCrome M-Lauryl Sulphate Agar is recommended for the differentiation and enumeration of coliforms by a single membrane filteration technique.