CRITERION™ Yeast Extract is prepared and standardized for bacteriological use. It is an excellent stimulator of bacterial growth and is used in culture media in place of, or in addition to, beef extract.

CRITERION™ Tryptic Soy Broth is recommended for use as a general purpose medium for the isolation and cultivation of a wide variety of microorganisms.

CRITERION™ EC Medium with MUG is recommended for the detection of Escherichia coli in water and food samples by fluorogenic means.

CRITERION™ Mannitol Salt Agar (MSA) is recommended for use as a selective and differential medium for the isolation of pathogenic staphylococci.

CRITERION™ Lauryl Tryptose Broth is used for detecting coliform organisms in water, wastewater, and foods.

CRITERION™ Mueller Hinton Agar is recommended for use in the cultivation of a wide variety of microorganisms. Mueller Hinton Agar is recommended for disk diffusion sensitivity testing of non-fastidious organisms.

Hardy Diagnostics CRITERION™ BCSA Base, used for the selective isolation of Burkholderia (Pseudomonas) cepacia. Antibiotics Polymixin B, Gentamicin, and Vancomycin required. See product label for details. CRITERION™ Dehydrated Culture Media by Hardy Diagnostics is formulated to…

CRITERION™ Presence-Absence Broth, also known as P-A Broth, is used for detecting coliforms in treated water.

Hardy Diagnostics CRITERION™ Brilliant Green Agar is recommended for the selective enrichment of Salmonella spp. other than S. typhi and S. paratyphi from clinical and non-clinical specimens. CRITERION™ Dehydrated Culture Media by Hardy Diagnostics is formulated to meet or exceed…

CRITERION™ Fraser Broth Base is used in selectively enriching and detecting Listeria spp. The medium is used in the rapid detection of Listeria from food and environmental samples. Fraser Supplement, product #SR156E, is required for this medium.

Hardy Diagnostics CRITERION™ XLD Agar is recommended for use as a selective and differential medium for the isolation of gram-negative enteric pathogens such as Salmonella and Shigella from fecal and other specimens.

CRITERION™ Standard Methods Agar (Plate Count Agar) is recommended for use in determining the microbial content in dairy products, food, water and other material of sanitary importance.

CRITERION™ Baird-Parker Agar Base is used with Egg Yolk Tellurite Enrichment as a selective medium for the detection and enumeration of coagulase-positive staphylococci from food samples. Egg Yolk Tellurite Emulsion, Cat. no. R450330, is required for this meduim.

CRITERION™ Brain Heart Infusion Agar is a general purpose nutrient medium recommended for the cultivation and isolation of a variety of fastidious and nonfastidious microorganisms, including bacteria, yeasts, and mold.

CRITERION™ GC Agar Base is used in the preparation of media for the cultivation and selective isolation of fastidious organisms such as Neisseria and Haemophilus species. VCAT Selective Supplement, product #SR104B and GC Growth Supplement, Vitox with Diluent, product #SR090A, are required for…

Hardy Diagnostics CRITERION™ Potato Dextrose Agar is used for the cultivation and identification of fungi. CRITERION™ Dehydrated Culture Media by Hardy Diagnostics is formulated to meet or exceed the highest standards. Wide mouth opening - reduces dust formation by allowing…

CRITERION™ Columbia Agar Base is used for cultivating fastidious and non-fastidious microorganisms with or without the addition of blood. It is an enriched agar medium.

CRITERION™ Pancreatic Digest of Casein is a general purpose growth peptone used as a nitrogen source in culture media formulated for isolating and cultivating fastidious and nonfastidious bacteria and fungi and some protozoa.

CRITERION™ Lactobacilli MRS Broth is used for the isolation, enumeration and cultivation of Lactobacillus spp.

Hardy Diagnostics CRITERION™ Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (Sabdex) is recommended for the isolation, cultivation, and maintenance of non-pathogenic and pathogenic species of fungi and yeasts. CRITERION™ Dehydrated Culture Media by Hardy Diagnostics is formulated to meet or exceed the…

CRITERION™ Lowenstein Medium Base, when supplemented with egg and glycerol, is used for the cultivation, isolation, and differentiation of Mycobacteria spp. Glycerol, product #22810, and Eggs are required for this medium.

Hardy Diagnostics CRITERION™ LBS Agar for the selection and cultivation of lactobacilli. CRITERION™ Dehydrated Culture Media by Hardy Diagnostics is formulated to meet or exceed the highest standards. Wide mouth opening - reduces dust formation by allowing the easy entry of…

Hardy Diagnostics CRITERION™ Brilliant Green Bile Broth is recommended for the detection of coliforms in water and other samples. CRITERION™ Dehydrated Culture Media by Hardy Diagnostics is formulated to meet or exceed the highest standards. Compare these features… …

Hardy Diagnostics CRITERION™ Buffered Peptone Water is intended to aid in the recovery of injured Salmonella species from foods and other samples prior to selective enrichment and isolation. CRITERION™ Dehydrated Culture Media by Hardy Diagnostics is formulated to meet or exceed…

CRITERION™ EMB Agar, Levine is recommended for use as a selective and differential medium for the isolation of gram-negative bacilli (including coliform organisms and enteric pathogens).

Hardy Diagnostics CRITERION™ Tryptic Soy Agar is recommended for use as a general growth medium for the isolation and cultivation of microorganisms. This medium is also recommended for use in the cultivation, storage, and transportation of pure cultures of bacteria. CRITERION™…

Hardy Diagnostics CRITERION™ EC Medium is recommended for the detection of coliforms at 35 degrees C. and Escherichia coli and fecal coliforms at 45.5 degrees C. CRITERION™ Dehydrated Culture Media by Hardy Diagnostics is formulated to meet or exceed the highest standards. Compare…

CRITERION™ Sabouraud Dextrose Broth (Sabdex) is recommended for the isolation, cultivation, and maintenance of nonpathogenic and pathogenic species of fungi and yeasts.

CRITERION™ Lactose Broth is used to detect coliforms in food, dairy products, and water, and to preenrich samples for the recovery of Salmonella species.

CRITERION™ Nutrient Broth is a general purpose growth media recommended for use in the cultivation of nonfastidious microorganisms.

CRITERION™ UVM Modified Listeria Enrichment Broth is recommended for the rapid isolation of Listeria monocytogenes.

CRITERION™ Tetrathionate Broth Base for the selective enrichment of Salmonella spp. Tetrathionate Supplement, product #Z129, is required for this medium.