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…

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 …

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…

It is used in culture media used for bulk production of antibiotics, enzymes, veterinary preparations and bacterial toxins. It is used in synthetic media in acclimatization of microorganisms in bioreactor studies. Also, it finds application as lyoprotectant in preparation of freeze-dried cultures…

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 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…

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…

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…

Peptone, Bacteriological confer nutritional benefit, especially at low dilution rates, and is recommended to support good growth of wide variety of microorganisms. Appearance: Light yellow to brownish yellow homogenous free flowing powder, having Characteristic odor but not putrescent …

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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. …

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…

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…

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 can be used successfully in following culture media in place of Beef Extract: General purpose media : Beef Extract Agar, HiVeg (MV806) / HiVeg Broth (MV807) and Nutrient HiVeg Agar(MV001) / Broth ( MV002) etc. Diagnostic media : CLED HiVeg Agar (MV352/MV792), DCLS HiVeg Agar (MV160), TSI…

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…

Recommended for the cultivation of a wide variety of organisms for indole production and fermentation studies. Principle And Interpretation HiVeg Hydrolysate is prepared by enzymic hydrolysis of vegetable proteins to suit cultural response comparable with Casein enzymic Hydrolysate…

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…

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…

Absence of sulphonamide inhibitors makes Casein Acid Hydrolysate ideal for preparation of Antibiotic Test Media including Mueller Hinton Agar and Vaccine Preparation Media as a source of high concentration of free amino acids. Casein Acid Hydrolysate, Technical is the result of acidic…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…