Trytose is specially prepared enzymic hydrolysate of protein, to meet the nutritional requirements of fastidious microorganisms. It is used in Tryptose media, where blood cells are maintained in excellent state and so haemolytic reactions can be easily demonstrated. It is also used in vaccine…

It 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…

Tryptone, ES, (Casitose, ES) is obtained by refined processing of milk protein, manufactured under controlled enzymatic hydrolysis. It is rich in tryptophan content and is extra soluble as compared to other casitose. It can be used as a microbial nutrient in diagnostic and fermentation medias. It…

Examination of water, foods, ingredients and raw materials, for the presence of marker groups such as coliforms is one of the most common tests in a microbiology laboratory, partly because of the relative ease and speed with which these tests can be accomplished. Where it is claimed that drinking…

HM Peptone B Powder is not exposed to harsh treatment of protein hydrolysis, as used for preparation of peptone. Hence it supplies phosphates, minerals, energy sources and other essential nutrients missing from peptone. It has wide application in general purpose, diagnostic media employed for bulk…

Luria Bertani Agar is prepared as described by Lennox (1) for cultivation and maintenance of recombinant strains of Escherichia coli . Luria Bertani Agar, Miller (2) is slightly different with double amount of sodium chloride. The media is nutritionally rich for the growth of pure cultures of…

Soya Peptone is the soluble end product of the enzymic digestion of soyabean meal. Because of the stimulatory properties associated with soya peptone, it is ideally recommended as a growth stimulant for the cultivation of fastidious microorganisms. Appearance: Light yellow to brownish yellow, may…

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…

Beef Extract Paste is prepared from specially selected fresh lean beef for use in bacteriological culture media. It is highly nutritious and supports good growth of a wide variety of microorganisms. Owing to its nutritive value, it serves as a crude source of carbon and nitrogen, therefore…

It can be used in following media: Tryptose Media : for cultivation of fastidious microorganisms and for preparing Blood Agars, HiVeg (MV073/MV834). HiVeg hydrolysate No. 1 aids in maintaining blood cells in excellent state, thus haemolytic reactions can be easily demonstrated.Vaccine…

Yeast Extract Paste is prepared by drying the extract obtained from yeast cells (Saccharomyces). It is recommended for use in culture media for cultivation of microorganisms Appearance Brownish yellow to brown Homogenous Highly viscous paste ,having Characteristic odor but not putrescent. …

Universal Pre-enrichment Broth is recommended for the recovering sublethally injured Salmonella and Listeria from food products. This medium is sufficiently buffered to support growth of injured bacteria. Application: For Recovering Sublethally injured Salmonella & Listeria From Food Products …

Casein Acid Hydrolysate is obtained by degrading casein with hydrochloric acid; vitamins and other growth promoting compounds are largely destroyed in the process. Appearance Off white to yellow Homogenous Free flowing powder,having Characteristic odor but not putrescent. Solubility …

Buffered Peptone Water is a pre-enrichment medium used for increasing the recovery of injured Salmonella species from foods prior to selective enrichment and isolation. Buffered Peptone Water is a pre-enrichment medium designed to help recovery of sub-lethally damaged Salmonellae before…

It is rich in amino acids and can be successfully used to supplement Tissue culture Media and therefore for production of vaccines of viral origin including foot and mouth disease, polio, dengue, Coxsackie B3 and many other viruses. It can be used as a substrate for many microorganisms…

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…

It is recommended for general laboratory media and for commercial production of enzymes, vaccines, antibiotics, steroids & other microbiological products. Yeast Extract Type I is prepared from specially cultivated yeast cells. It is rich in vitamins and other nutritive substances and so,…

Beef Extract powder Type I is prepared from lean beef, for use in bacteriological preparation and general purpose media. Appearance Light yellow to yellow Homogenous Free flowing powder,having Characteristic odor but not putrescent. Solubility Freely soluble in distilled/purified water,…

Agar powder, Bacteriological grade is recommended for routine bacteriological work where compatibility with other ingredients is not a critical criteria. Gelling temperature not more than 40°C. Application: For Routine Bacteriological Work Appearance: Cream colored powder. homogenous free…

Soyabean Casein Digest Medium is recommended by various pharmacopeias as a sterility testing and as a microbial limit testing medium (1, 2, 3). This medium is a highly nutritious medium used for cultivation of a wide variety of organisms (4). The combination of pancreatic digest of casein and…

Bile Salts is extracted under controlled conditions from purified fresh bile, to be used in bacteriological culture media as a selective inhibitory agent for isolation and identification of pathogens. It is used in media for example MacConkey Agar/Broth, SS Agar, VRBA, Fluid Tetrathionate Medium,…

Mycological Peptone is a mixture of animal and plant peptones required for obtaining luxuriant growth of fungi-yeasts and moulds. It is equivalent to Peptone M. It is recommended in culture media for isolation and diagnosis of pathogenic and non pathogenic fungi and identification of saprophytic…

It is a purified component of Ox bile(free from bile acid) is recommended as a selective agent in microbiological culture media. Appearance Light yellow to light brown,Homogeneous Free flowing, hygroscopic powder having characteristic sharp odor, but not putrescent. Solubility Freely…

HI Powder is manufactured under controlled conditions to meet the nutritional demands of highly fastidious microorganisms. It is rich in amino acids, peptides and other nutrients. Used in media employed for cultivation of fastidious organisms, like Brucella species, Mycoplasma, Pneumococci,…

Coliforms are considered to be members of Enterobacteriaceae , which grow in the presence of bile salts and produce acid and gas from lactose within 48 hours at 37°C (1). These bacteria can also be defined as, members of Enterobacteriaceae capable of growing at 37°C, that normally…

Casein Peptone is enzymic digest of casein. It is manufactured under controlled conditions. Casein being a rich source of amino nitrogen, the hydrolysed product casein peptone obtained also contains peptides, aminoacids etc. which acts as nitrogen source for microorganisms when used in media…

This medium is recommended for the isolation of coagulase-positive staphylococci from cosmetics, milk, food and other specimens. The additional property of lipase activity of Staphylococcus aureus can be detected by the addition of the Egg Yolk Emulsion. The lipase activity can be visualized as…

Baird Parker Agar was developed by Baird Parker (1, 2) from the Tellurite-glycine formulation of Zebovitz et al (3) for isolation and enumeration of Staphylococci in food and other material since it allows a good differentiation of coagulase positive strains. A high correlation has been found…

Luria Bertani Broth, Miller (1) is slightly different with double amount of sodium chloride as compared to original media described by Lennox (2) for cultivation and maintenance of recombinant strains of Escherichia coli . The media is nutritionally rich for the growth of pure cultures of…

Liver Extract Powder is a dehydrated extract of fresh liver tissues of healthy animals. It is processed under controlled conditions to retain all the nutritive values of liver. Appearance Brownish yellow to brown Homogenous Free flowing powder, having Characteristic odor but not putrescent. …

Casein Acid Hydrolysate is used in preparation of microbiological media. It is an acid hydrolysate of casein. It has Sodium chloride less than 3% and is Vitamin free. Appearance Off white to light yellow Homogenous Free flowing powder, having Characteristic odor but not putrescent. …

Plate Count Agar is formulated as described by Buchbinder et al (1) which is recommended by APHA (2,3,4) and FDA (5). Casein enzymic hydrolysate provides amino acids and other complex nitrogenous substances. Yeast extract supplies Vitamin B complex. APHA recommends the use of pour plate…