Cetrimide Agar is designed for selective isolation and identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Physiological Saline and Phosphate Buffered Saline are used as isotonic diluents or bacterial suspensions. Sterilized Water is used for serial dilutions of suspensions.

Lysine Iron Agar is used to differentiate enteric organisms based on their ability to decarboxylate or deaminate lysine and to form hydrogen sulfide.

Typically used as a dye mark for veterinary vaccines.

XLT4 Agar base is a selective medium for the isolation of non-typhi Salmonella.

Recommended for isolation and enumeration of yeasts and mould from milk and milk products.

Standard Methods Agar (SMA) is used for obtaining microbial plate counts from milk and dairy products, water and other materials of sanitary importance.

PPLO (Mycoplasma) agars and broths, when supplemented with nutritive enrichments, are used for isolating and cultivating Mycoplasma. Mycoplasma Broth base (Frey) is used for the cultivation of avian mycoplasmas.

Ureaplasma Agar and Broth are recommended for the cultivation and isolation of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis.

Tryptic Soy Broth is recommended for the general cultivation of a wide variety of microorganisms. Tryptic soy broth conforms to the formula specified in the US Pharmacopoeia, USP. Northeast Laboratory Services offers a wide range of Tryptic Soy Broth available in both tubes and bottles.

Hektoen is a selective medium for the isolation of Salmonella, Shigella and other members of the Enterobacteriaceae group.

This media is used for detection of heterotrophic bacteria in water, especially treated water. R2A Medium can be used as a pour plate, spread plate or membrane filter media as a subculture medium.

MR-VP Medium and MR-VP Broth (Methyl Red-Voges Proskauer Medium/Broth, also know as Buffered Peptone-Glucose Broth) are used for the differentiation of bacteria by means of the methyl red and Voges-Proskauer reactions.

Pseudomonas Isolation Agar (PIA) is a selective medium for the isolation of Pseudomonas and differentiating Pseudomonas aeruginosa from other pseudomonads on the basis of pigment formation.

This is a selective enrichment broth for the isolation of Salmonella spp. From pharmaceutical, food, dairy and environmental samples.

Defibrinated sheep blood is ideal for blood agar plate preparations. Blood Agar is a general purpose enriched medium often used to grow fastidious organisms and to differentiate bacteria based on their hemolytic properties.

Triple sugar Iron Agar is used for the differentiation of microorganisms on the basis of dextrose, lactose and sucrose fermentation and hydrogen sulfide production.

Brilliant Green Agar is a selective medium for the isolation of Salmonella species other than Salmonella typhi and Salmonella paratyphi A from fecal specimens, dairy products, or other material. Brilliant Green Agars w/ Sulfadiazine, Nalidixic Acid and/or Nalidixic Acid & Novobiocin are used in…

Physiological Saline and Phosphate Buffered Saline are used as isotonic diluents or bacterial suspensions. Sterilized Water is used for serial dilutions of suspensions.

Ureaplasma Agar and Broth are recommended for the cultivation and isolation of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis.

Eosin Methylene Blue Agar [EMB] is a differential plating medium recommended for use in the isolation of Gram negative enteric bacilli.

Skim Milk Agar is commonly used to demonstrate proteolysis by organisms capable of hydrolyzing casein. Proteolytic bacteria use the enzyme caseinase to hydrolyze casein and form soluble nitrogenous compounds displayed as a clear zone around colonies.

m-Endo Agar LES is a Standard Methods Medium used for the enumeration of coliform organisms in water by the membrane filtration method.

Potato Dextrose Agar is recommended for the culture of molds and yeasts, and the stimulation of sporulation.

Nutrient Agar w/ MUG is used to confirm the presence of E. coli in water. Whether this confirmation is considered “final” or “presumptive” will depend on the applicable guidelines and sample source of the test.

Fluid Thioglycollate Medium is a general purpose liquid enrichment medium used in qualitative procedures for the sterility test and for the isolation and cultivation of aerobes, anaerobes and microaerophiles that are not excessively fastidious. In clinical microbiology, it may be used as an…

Sorbitol MacConkey Agar is a selective and differential medium for the detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7.

Typically used as a dye mark for veterinary vaccines.

Xylose Lysine Desoxycholate is a selective medium for the isolation and differentiation of enteric pathogens, especially Shigella species.

Chocolate Agar is recommended for the cultivation and isolation of Neisseria and Haemophilus species. CO₂ favors primary isolation. The medium is best for organisms which require X and V Factor.

The nutrient culture media is recommended for cultivation of microorganisms which are non-fastidious in their nutritional requirements.

MacConkey Agar No. 3 is used for the cultivation of Enterobacteriaceae.