HiMedia, Supplies
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State-of-the-Art products in microbiology,cell culture, plant tissue culture, and molecular biology.
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Sodium Pyruvate Solution 100mM
HiMediaSodium Pyruvate Solution 100mM. Used as a medium supplement for energy source and a carbon skeleton for anabolic processes.
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Recommended for detection and enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae from pharmaceutical products in accordance with the microbial limit testing by harmonized methodology of USP/EP/BP/JP/IP.
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HiCrome Klebsiella Selective Agar Base is used for the selective isolation and easy detection of water and other sources. This medium can also be used in membrane filtration procedure.
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Deoxycholate Agar
HiMediaDeoxycholate Agar is prepared as per the formulation by Leifson (1). This media is used for the isolation and maximum recovery of intestinal pathogens belonging to Salmonella and Shigella species (2). The selectivity of medium permits the use of fairly heavy inocula without danger of overgrowth…
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Granulated SIM Medium
HiMediaGranulated SIM Medium is for determination of hydrogen sulphide production, indole formation and motility of enteric bacilli.
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HiMedia Lactose Gelatin Medium
HiMediaLactose Gelatin Medium is recommended for detection of Clostridium species from food samples. The medium contains lactose which is fermented by the Clostridium species yielding acid and gas. Phenol red acts as the pH indicator which turns yellow at acidic pH. Clostridium perfringens shows positive…
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Uridine is a ribonucleoside that has Uracil attached to its ribose ring. It is an important component of carbohydrate metabolism and is essential for both RNA and DNA synthesis. The monophosphate form of uridine (UMP) is formed from orotidylic acid (orotidine 5'- monophosphate) in a decarboxylation…
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Glucose Yeast Extract Agar
HiMediaGlucose Yeast Extract Agar is prepared according to the formula described by Evans and Niven (1) and Rogosa et al (2) and is used for enumeration and cultivation of Lactobacilli in pharmaceutical preparations. The medium contains a variety of salts like sulphates, phosphates to support the…
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Recommended for microbiological plate assay of carbenicillin, colistimethate sodium, colistin sulphate and Polymyxin B in accordance with USP.
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Liver Veal Agar
HiMediaAnaerobic bacteria live in an oxygen-free environment. Some anaerobic bacteria actually die if oxygen is present while others fail to grow and multiply (1). One of the methods of cultivation of anaerobes is using the Sprays medium by using the anaerobic culture dish (2). Liver Veal Agar is…
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Beef Extract Paste
HiMediaBeef 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…
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This medium is formulated as per Manual of Microbiological Methods and used for the maintenance of Acetobacter species utilizing glucose. Yeast extract in the medium provides nitrogen, vitamins and minerals necessary to support bacterial growth. Glucose acts as energy source. Calcium carbonate acts…
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HiMedia Lactose Peptone Water
HiMediaLactose Peptone Water is used for lactose fermentation studies. Lactose fermenting species utilize lactose to produce acid which is indicated by change in pH of the medium, by phenol red indicator to yellow color. Gas produced is entrapped in Durhams tube. Citrobacter freundii, Enterobacter…
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Fermentation HiVeg™ Medium for Neisseriae is used for studying fermentation reaction of fastidious microorganism such as Neisseriae. This medium is prepared by replacing animal peptones with vegetable defined peptones to avoid BSE/TSE/GMO risk. Application: For Laboratory Chemicals, Analytical…
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1X PBS is also used for routine immunohistochemical testing and as a general purpose solution for washing cells in various hematological and molecular biology procedures. All media used in tissue culture have a basis of a synthetic mixture of inorganic salts known as a physiological or balanced…
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Granulated Letheen Agar, Modified (Modified Letheen Agar) is for screening cosmetic products for microbial contamination.
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Salmonella Differential Agar is slight modification of original formulation of Rambach (1) used for differentiation of Salmonella species from Proteus species and other enteric bacteria. Production of acid from propylene glycol is a novel characteristic of Salmonella species and is utilized in…
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HiGlutaXL™ medium contains the stabilised dipeptide form of L-glutamine, L-alanyl-L-glutamine. HiGlutaXL™ medium offers several advantages over the conventional glutamine containing media. Dipeptide form prevents the intramolecular cyclization reaction, thus preventing toxic build-up of ammonia.…
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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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Infusion based media are routinely employed for the cultivation of fastidious organisms. These media suffice complex nutritional requirements of most of the organisms. Field (1) formulated Tryptic Digest Broth for cultivation of fastidious microorganisms. Supplementation of the medium with serum,…
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Perfringens Supplement-II
HiMediaAn antibiotic supplement, recommended for the selective isolation of Clostridium perfringens . Storage and Shelf Life Store at 2 - 8°C. Use before expiry date on the label.
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Certified Proteose Peptone
HiMediaIt is prepared from peptic digest of animal tissues, mainly ox hearts. It is a mixture of peptides and free amino acids, it can replace meat infusion-peptone combinations. Appearance Yellowish brown Homogenous Free flowing powder,having Characteristic odour but not putrescent. Solubility …
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Columbia Agar Base is used as the base for media containing blood and for selective media formulations, which incorporates various combinations of antimicrobial agents as additives. Sheep blood allows detection of hemolytic reactions and supplies the X-factor (hemin) necessary for the growth of…
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Actidione Agar was formulated by Green and Gray (1) which may be used for microbiological investigation during brewing and baking. Actidione® (Cycloheximide) at a concentration of 0.001% permits the growth of bacteria and inhibits the growth of most yeasts and moulds except dermatophytes. This…
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HiMedia Azide Blood Agar Base
HiMediaThis medium is recommended for the isolation and cultivation of Streptococcus species from clinical and nonclinical specimens. The media can be supplemented with sterile defibrinated blood to prepare blood agar. For best results, use light inoculum and incubate anaerobically for enhancement in…
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Baird Parker Agar Base
HiMediaBaird Parker Agar was developed by Baird-Parker (1,2) from the Tellurite - glycine formulation of Zebovitz et al (3) for isolation of Staphylococcus aureus from foods. This medium was found to be less inhibitory to Staphylococcus aureus than other media, at the same time being more…
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Leptospira Medium Base
HiMediaLeptospirosis is an acute febrile disease caused by members of the genus Leptospira (1,2). Direct culture of blood is the most reliable way to detect Leptospira during the first week of illness. After the first week of illness and for several months thereafter, leptospires may be isolated by…
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Baird Parker Agar Base
HiMediaBaird 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…
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Neomycin Supplement
HiMediaAn antibiotic supplement recommended for isolation and differentiation of Candida species. Storage and Shelf Life Store at 2-8°C. Use before the expiry date on the label.