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…

It is used to prepare culture media for cultivation of Neisseria, Yersinia, Staphylococci & Streptococci. It can also be used for cultivation of other fastidious bacteria on a large scale. Peptone Special is an enzymatic digest of animal tissues specifically designed to maximize the growth…

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,…

HM Peptone is used for routine and mass scale cultivation of organisms for production of antibiotics, enzymes, and vitamin production. It is also use for general purpose culture media for routine cultivation of a variety of microorganisms. It is equivalent to Meat Peptone. Application: For Routine…

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…

Tryptose Phosphate Broth is prepared as recommended by APHA (1) for the cultivation of fastidious aerobic bacteria especially Streptococcus species, Listeria and pathogenic Neisseria species. It is also used for antibiotic sensitivity testing by tube method (2). This medium with the addition 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…

It is rich in vitamins especially those belonging to B complex and is often used to supply these factors in culture media at a concentration of 0.3% to 0.5%. It is particularly used in media for cultivation of microorganisms encountered in milk or other dairy products. Yeast Extract Powder is…

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. …

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…

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…

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…

Being rich in essential amino acids it is used to supplement Tissue Culture Media and fermentation media. It is rich in tryptophan content, therefore, used in Indole test. It is included in preparation of baculovirus serum free medium for production of recombinant protein. It is also used in…

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…

It can be used for the preparation of media for cultivation of following bacteria: Neisseria species : G C HiVeg Agar Base (MV434), Thayer Martin HiVeg Medium Base (MV413) Yersinia species : Yersinia Selective HiVeg Agar Base (MV843). Staphylococci and Streptococci : Columbia Blood Agar Base…

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…

Maltose is a Sugar. It contains one molecule of water of hydration or is anhydrous. It is used for Bacteriological purpose. Appearance White crystalline powder with a slightly sweet taste. Solubility Freely soluble in boiling distilled water. Slightly soluble in alcohol. Insoluble in…

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,…

Microorganisms in an aquatic environment may occur at all depths ranging from the surface region to the very bottom of the ocean trenches. The top layers and the bottom sediments harbour higher concentration of microorganisms (1). Marine microorganisms are vital to ecological cycles because they…

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,…

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…

It is suitable for vaccine manufacturing and bacteriological culture media, for cultivation of fastidious organisms. Liver infusion powder is a dried infusion of fresh liver tissues of healthy animals. It is carefully digested with enzymes and dehydrated under controlled conditions to retain all…

It is used in Antibiotic Assay Media owing to its outstanding clarity in solution and is also used in media for commercial antibiotic production media. Casein Enzyme Hydrolysate, Type II is carefully manufactured under controlled conditions of enzyme hydrolysis using high quality lactose free…

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. …

It is highly nutritious and can be employed in culture media for bulk production of antibiotics, enzymes, veterinary preparations, bacterial toxins, etc. It is recommended for use in media that support good growth of a large number of microorganisms including Staphylococci, Streptococci,…

Fraser Broth Base, Modified (Half Fraser Broth) is recommended for the selective enrichment of Listeria species from food. Listeria species hydrolyze esculin to glucose and esculetin. The latter combines with ferric ions of ferric ammonium citrate, resulting in the formation of 6-7…

Proteose Peptone B is obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis of protein, rich in proteases, peptide and free amino acids. It is manufactured under controlled conditions while maintaining degree of hydrolysis so as to retain its nutritive value. It provides superior nutrition for fastidious organisms…

Brain Heart Infusion Powder is a mixture of calf brain infusion and beef heart infusion. Each 17.5 grams of the powder contains infusions from 200 grams calf brain and 250 grams beef heart. It is a yellowish brown coloured, free flowing powder having characteristic but not putrescent odour. It…

HM Extract Powder is specially selected to yield maximum growth of fastidious microorganisms. It is a yellowish brown colored powder having an agreeable meat like odor and taste. It readily dissolves in distilled water, forming yellowish brown colored solution, which remains clear even after…

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,…

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…

Bile, Dried, Purified is obtained from purified fresh bile dessicated under controlled conditions of temperature that helps to ensure a uniform and reproducible product. It is a greenish yellow colored, homogeneous, fine powder having characteristic bile like odor with partly bitter, partly sweet…