bioWORLD Standard Microbiological Media
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Tryptic Soy Agar
bioWORLDUsed for the isolation and cultivation of nonfastidious and fastidious microorganisms Can be prepared with or without blood or enrichments pH: 7.3 Working Concentration: 40 g/L Dehydrated Appearance: light beige, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: Plain – light…
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Simmons Citrate Agar, 500 g
bioWORLDUsed as a differential medium for the identification of enteric bacteria, which utilize citrate as the sole source of carbon ph: 6.9 Working Concentration: 24.2 g/L Dehydrated Appearance: green, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: medium to dark green agar Soluble in…
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Sodium Chloride Peptone Sol, Buf
bioWORLDIsotonic buffer solution for preparation of microbial suspension, dilution or washing. The low content of peptone along with phosphate buffer and sodium chloride maintains the viability of micro organisms without supporting growth. It is supplied as ready to use sterile solution packaged as either…
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Yeast Extract
bioWORLDAqueous extract of autolysed brewer's yeast Has a high vitamin content, providing excellent growth factors for most microorganisms Is usually added to culture media to provide a source of vitamins at a concentration of 3-5 g/L After opening, tightly recap and place the container…
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Oxyrase for Broth™
bioWORLDOxyrase For Broth™ makes growing anaerobes easy. All you have to do is add Oxyrase For Broth™ to your broth medium. Oxyrase For Broth™ makes broth medium anaerobic. No need to boil broth tubes again. Oxyrase For Broth™ is a medium supplement that contains the Oxyrase…
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Skim Milk Powder
bioWORLDUsed as a complete medium, or incorporated into other media, for isolation and cultivation of microorganisms found in milk products and to demonstrate coagulation and proteolysis of casein For Western Blots order product number which contains Sodium Azide to prevent bacterial growth
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Luria-Bertani (LB) Agar, Miller
bioWORLDFor propagation and maintenance of Escherichia coli Contains twenty times the sodium chloride level of Luria Agar Base, Miller and twice the level found in LB Agar, Lennox pH: 7.0 Working Concentration: 40 g/L Dehydrated Appearance: light tan, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: light…
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Mueller Hinton Agar
bioWORLDFor antimicrobial disc diffusion susceptibility testing of common, rapidly growing bacteria by the Bauer-Kirby method, as standardized by the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS) pH: 7.3 Working Concentration: 38 g/L Dehydrated Appearance: beige, homogeneous…
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Columbia Blood Agar Base
bioWORLDUsed for the cultivation and determining of hemolytic reactions of fastidious and non-fastidious microorganisms Supplemented with 5-10% sheep, rabbit, or horse blood pH: 7.3 Dehydrated Appearance: beige, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: without blood- light to medium…
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Baird Parker Agar
bioWORLDCommonly used in the detection and enumeration of coagulase-positive staphylococci in food samples Contains potassium tellurite and lithium which supresses the growth of most bacteria but allows the growth of staphylococcus aureus pH: 6.9 Dehydrated Appearance: light tan,…
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Used with antimicrobics for the selective enrichment of Campylobacter species Supplement with Cefoperazone, Cycloheximide, Trimethoprim, and Vancomycin to increase selectivity(not included in formulation) May be enriched with Lysed Horse Blood (not included in formulation) pH: 7.4 …
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Used for cultivating microorganisms from highly viscous or gelatinous materials pH: 7.2 Working Concentration: 25 g/L Dissolve in 960 mL purified water with 40 mL polysorbate 20 Dehydrated Appearance: beige, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: light amber broth …
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Lauryl Sulfate Broth, 500 g
bioWORLDFor the detection of coliforms in water, wastewater and foods pH: 6.8 Working Concentration: 35.6 g/L Dehydrated Appearance: light beige, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: tan to yellow broth Soluble in water Composition: Pancreatic Digest of Casein …
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Mannitol Salt Agar, 500 g
bioWORLDSelective agar medium used for the identification and isolation of pathogenic staphylococci pH: 7.4 Working Concentration: 111 g/L Dehydrated Appearance: light pink, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: pinkish red agar Soluble in boiling water Composition (g/L): …
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Dextrose Tryptone Agar
bioWORLDUsed for the cultivation of "FLAT SOUR" organisms related to the spoilage of food products Is a non-selective medium which can support the growth of a variety of mesophilic and thermophilic microorganisms pH: 6.7 Working Concentration: 45 g/L Dehydrated Appearance:…
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Eosin Methylene Blue Agar (H-H&T)
bioWORLDSlightly selective and differential medium for the isolation, cultivation and differentiation of gram-negative enteric bacilli pH: 7.2 Working Concentration: 36 g/L Dehydrated Appearance: light red-purple, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: dark blue purple agar …
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Czapek Dox Agar
bioWORLDUsed for fungi and bacteria that are unable to utilize sodium nitrate a their sole source of nitrogen Working Concentration: 50.1 g/L pH: 7.3+/-0.2 Dehydrated Appearance: off-white to beige powder Prepared Appearance: colorless agar Soluble in boiling water Contains: …
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Standard Methods Agar, 500 g
bioWORLDUsed for obtaining microbial plate counts from milk and dairy products, foods, water and other materials of sanitary importance Made according to the American Public Health Association (APHA) formulation pH: 7.0 Working Concentration: 23.5 g/L Dehydrated Appearance: light beige,…
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Beef Extract (Powder), 500 g
bioWORLDRecommended for use as a nutrient at 0.3-0.5% concentration in various culture media Can be used in fermentation studies as it is free of fermentable substrate pH: 7.0 Dehydrated Appearance: cream to tan, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: yellow to tan Soluble in water
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Wilkins Chalgren Agar, 500 g
bioWORLDUsed to determin minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC’s) of antibiotics for anaerobic bacteria by the agar dilution procedure pH: 7.1 Working Concentration: 48 g/L pDehydrated Appearance: light beige, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: yellow-beige agar Soluble…
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Yeast Nitrogen Base
bioWORLDFor classifying yeasts based on carbon assimilation Requires addition of a carbon source pH: 5.4 Working Concentration: 6.7 g/L (single-strength) or 67 g/L (10X) Dehydrated Appearance: off-white, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: single-strength solution is colorless…
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Brucella Agar
bioWORLDRecommended for the cultivation of Brucella species and other fastidious microoorganisms Can be used to determine bacterial hemolytic reactions with the addition of blood pH: 7.0 Dehydrated Appearance: light beige, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: yellow beige agar …
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Used in the selective isolation and cultivation of Clostridium difficile To be prepared with the addition of blood, cycloserine, and cefoxitin pH: 7.4 Dehydrated Appearance: light beige, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: light to medium amber broth Soluble in…
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BCYE Agar (Legionella Agar), 500 g
bioWORLDCommonly used in primary isolation of Legionella from environmental and clinical materials pH: 6.85 Dehydrated Appearance: dark grey to black, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: black-green to gray-black agar Soluble in boiling water Contains: (g/L: Yeast…
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Super Optimal Broth (SOB Medium)
bioWORLDUsed for cultivation of recombinant strains of E. Coli Is a nutritionally rich growth medium for use in the preparation and transformation of competent cells pH: 7.0 Working Concentration: 28 g/L Dehydrated Appearance: light beige, homogenous powder Prepared Appearance:…
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Luria-Bertani (LB) Agar,Miller,20g
bioWORLDFor propagation and maintenance of Escherichia coli Convenient premeasured and pre-mixed capsules Contains twenty times the sodium chloride level of Luria Agar Base, Miller and twice the level found in LB Agar, Lennox pH: 7.0 Working Concentration: 40 g/L (2 capsules) …
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YT Medium, 1 kg
bioWORLDUsed for the cultivation of recombinant strains of Escherichia coli . Composition per liter: Bacto Tryptone, 8g Bacto Yeast Extract, 5g Sodium Chloride, 5g Sold as 2 x 500 g
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Resurrection Media Conc (100x)
bioWORLDEnsures the survival of bacterial strains and clones during prolonged storage at 4°C to -80°C 100X concentration
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Malt Extract Broth
bioWORLDMalt Extract Broth Used for the cultivation and maintenance of yeasts and molds pH: 4.7 Working Concentration: 15 g/L Dehydrated Appearance: light beige to beige, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: light amber broth Soluble in water Contains: Malt Extract Base Maltose Dextrose Yeast Extract…
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Nutrient Agar, 500 g
bioWORLDRecommended for the cultivation of non-fastidious microorganisms according to the methods described by the American Public Health Association pH: 6.8 Working Concentration: 23 g/L Dehydrated Appearance: tan, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: light amber agar Soluble…
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Luria-Bertani (LB) Agar, Lennox
bioWORLDContains: For propagation and maintenance of Escherichia coli Low salt formulation pH: 7.0 Working Concentration: 35 g/L Dehydrated Appearance: light beige, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: medium amber agar Soluble in boiling water
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Cystine Heart Agar
bioWORLDUsed with hemoglobin for cultivating Francisella tularensis and without enrichment for cultivating gram-negative cocci and other microorganisms. pH: 6.8 Dehydrated Appearance: beige, homogeneous powder Prepared Appearance: Plain – light to medium amber agar W/ Hemoglobin…