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State-of-the-Art products in microbiology,cell culture, plant tissue culture, and molecular biology.
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Schneider's Insect Medium
HiMediaSchneider's insect medium has been specially formulated for the in vitro culture of Drosophila melanogaster cells and tissues. A number of cell lines derived from Drosophila melanogaster are now available and are extensively used in genetic and molecular biology research. Drosophila cells are…
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BM-2 Terrestrial Orchid Medium has been specially formulated for the in vitro culture of the terrestrial orchid. It is a nutrient blend of inorganic salts, vitamins, amino acid, carbohydrate and gelling agent. In addition, it is supplemented with casein hydrolysate which is ideal for improved…
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An antibiotic supplement recommended for the selective isolation of Campylobacter species. Storage and Shelf Life Store at 2 - 8°C. Use before expiry date on the label.
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C. botulinum Isolation HiVeg™ Agar Base is recommended for rapid, selective isolation of Clostridium botulinum from food samples. This medium is formulated as per the recommendation of APHA. Botulinal toxin is heat-labile. Therefore the test samples and cultures should be maintained at…
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Mueller Hinton Agar
HiMediaThe Mueller Hinton formulation was originally developed as a simple, transparent agar medium for the cultivation of pathogenic Neisseria species (1). Other media were subsequently developed that replaced the use of Mueller Hinton Agar for the cultivation of pathogenic Neisseria species, but it…
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Potassium Cyanide Broth Base w/o KCN is recommended for differentiation of the members of Enterobacteriaceae on the basis of potassium cyanide tolerance. This medium is used for the differentiation of members of Enterobacteriaceae on the basis of Potassium Cyanide tolerance. Potassium Cyanide Broth…
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Granulated Columbia Agar
HiMediaFor detection of Clostridium sporogenes from pharmaceutical products in accordance with the microbial limit testing by harmonized methodology of USP/EP/BP/IP/JP.
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D-(+)-Glucose is a monosaccharide which is the main source of energy in the form of ATP for living organisms.
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HiMedia Tomato Juice HiVeg™ Agar
HiMediaHiveg media Recommended by ISO and APHA, is modification of MacConkey's original formulation is used for the enumeration of coliaerogenes bacterial group. Selectivity of VRBA can be increased by incubation under anaerobic conditions and/ or at elevated temperature, i.e. equal to or above 42°C . …
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Kohn Two Tube HiVeg Medium No. 1 Base is used for the identification of Enterobacteriaceae on the basis of dextrose and mannitol fermentation and urease production. Application: For Laboratory Chemicals, Analytical Purpose, Biochemical Analysis Appearance of powder: Pink colored, homogeneous,…
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Motility-Indole-Lysine Medium (MIL Medium) is used for identification of members of Enterobacteriaceae on the basis of motility, lysine decarboxylase, lysine deaminase and indole production. It is a highly useful medium in the identification of Enterobacteriaceae as it provides four differential…
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Brewer (1) formulated Fluid Thioglycollate Medium for rapid cultivation of aerobes as well as anaerobes by adding a reducing agent and small amount of agar. The USP (2), BP (3), EP (4)and AOAC (5) have recommended the media for sterility testing of antibiotics, biologicals and food products and for…
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Certified Bio Peptone
HiMediaBio Peptone, Certified is manufactured by a controlled enzymatic hydrolysis of casein and animal tissue. It provides a broad spectrum of peptides and amino acids which supports better microbiological growth characteristics to a large variety of organisms. Appearance Light yellow to…
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Tryptone Glucose Yeast Extract Broth is recommended by APHA for the enumeration of microorganisms during microbiological examination of food materials by MPN technique.
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M-Tryptone Glucose Extract Broth is recommended for enumeration of bacteria in milk and other samples of sanitary importance in dairy industries by membrane filter technique. It is used as non-selective general purpose media recommended by APHA for determination of bacterial counts in dairy…
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Letheen broth w/ Triton X-100 is recommended for screening cosmetic products for microbial contamination. It is recommended for luxuriant growth of most organisms for detection of yeast and molds. The word Letheen represents a combination of lecithin and polysorbate (tween) 80. Triton X-100 is…
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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…
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The HiMedia sabouraud dextrose agar medium with tetracycline, is suitable for use in research facilities and chemical laboratories to conduct wide range of experiments. In accordance with Indian Pharmacopoeia 2010, this medium is used for growth of yeasts and moulds. Application: For Selective…
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Lactic Acid Bacteria Selective Agar Base is based on the formula of Saha, Sondag and Middlekauff for the detection of lactic acid bacteria in beer and brewing processes (1). It is recommended by European Brewing convention (EBC) and the American Society of Brewing Chemists for isolation of…
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Blood Agar Base with Low pH
HiMediaBlood Agar Base is a highly nutritious medium generally used as a basal medium for preparing blood agar by supplementation with blood. It can also be used as general-purpose media without the addition of blood. If the culture medium is to be used without addition of blood, the pH should be adjusted…
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Lactobacillus Selection Bile agar base (LBS Bile agar Base) is recommended for the selective isolation, cultivation and enumeration of Lactobacilli as per APHA. This medium is formulated by formulated by Gilliland and Speck and is recommended by APHA.This medium is similar in composition to…
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Klett (1) first demonstrated the selective inhibitory effects of selenite and Guth (2) used it to isolate Salmonella Typhi . Leifson fully investigated selenite and formulated the media (3). Enrichment media are routinely employed for detection of pathogens in faecal specimens as the pathogens are…
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It is an enzymatic digest of lean meat tissue manufactured under controlled condition with ultra filtration to control endotoxin in the final product. This peptone can be utilized as a nitrogen source and growth factor for cell culture and fermentation applications. Appearance Off-white to…
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Granulated King’s Medium B Base
HiMediaGranulated King’s Medium B Base is for the non selective isolation, cultivation and pigment production of Pseudomonas species.
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This medium is also known as cystine glucose blood agar and is the most suitable medium for isolating F.tularensis. Haemoglobin provides additional nutrients and growth factors. This medium also supports growth of gram-negative cocci and other pathogenic microorganisms without additional…
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MacConkey HiVeg™ Agar Base is recommended for studying carbohydrate fermentation reactions of coliforms by adding carbohydrates either individually or in combination. The selective action of this medium is attributed to bile salts and crystal violet, which are inhibitory to most of the species of…
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HiEncap™ Sabouraud Dextrose Broth (Sabouraud Liquid Medium) is used for cultivation of yeasts, molds and aciduric microorganisms. Thomas No. C870N27 Each capsule contains 7.5 grams of media. Suspend 1 capsule in 250 ml (4 capsules in 1000 ml) distilled or purified water. Thomas No.…
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Campylobacter Cefex Agar Base is recommended for isolation and cultivation of Campylobacter species. It is a highly nutritious base and the addition of horse blood supplements the medium with X-factor and other growth factor requirements. Incorporation of antibiotics, Cefaperazone and cycloheximide…