Media by Industry

Baird Parker Agar (B02-102)

Baird Parker Agar   Baird Parker Agar is used with Egg Yolk Tellurite Enrichment for the detection, isolation and enumeration of coagulase-positive staphylococci in foods and cosmetics. Potassium Tellurite and Lithium Chloride selectively suppress...

Potato Dextrose Agar (P16-109)

Potato Dextrose Agar   Potato Dextrose Agar is a solid medium recommended for the general-purpose cultivation and isolation of yeasts and molds from foods, dairy and cosmetics. The nutritionally rich base provided by Potato Infusion and Dextrose...

Barney Miller Agar (B02-125)

Barney Miller Agar   Barney Miller Agar is used for the detection and enumeration of beer spoilage microorganisms. This medium was developed by Barney, Kot, and Chicoye at Miller Brewing Company to detect the presence of lactic acid bacterium. This...

Reinforced Clostridium Medium (R18-105)

Reinforced Clostridium Medium   Reinforced Clostridial Medium is a nonselective medium for the cultivation, isolation and enumeration of Clostridium spp. and other anaerobes. The medium is highly nutritious and can be used in the...

Cetrimide Agar Base (C03-107)

CETRIMIDE AGAR BASE   A modification of the medium described by Brown and Lowbury, Cetrimide Agar is used to selectively cultivate Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The quaternary ammonium compound Cetrimide allows the growth of this species while...

MacConkey Broth (M13-111)

MacConkey Broth is a liquid medium recommended for the cultivation of Gram-negative, lactose-fermenting enteric bacteria in samples of water, milk, and foods. Enzymatic Digest of Gelatin supplies nitrogen and vitamin sources in this medium. Lactose is...

Eosin Methylene Blue Agar (E05-102)

Eosin Methylene Blue Agar is a solid medium used for the detection of Enterobacteriaceae. Pancreate Digest of Gelatin provides essential nutrients for bacterial growth. Sucrose and Lactose are the fermentable carbohydrates. Dipotassium Phosphate...

Buffered Peptone Water (B02-121)

Buffered Peptone Water   Buffered Peptone Water is used for pre-enriching damaged Salmonella spp. from various food sources. Edel and Kampelmacher noted that food preservation techniques such as heat, desiccation, high osmotic pressures,...

Brilliant Green Agar (B02-115)

Brilliant Green Agar   Brilliant Green Agar is a selective medium used for the isolation of Salmonella spp. Brilliant Green Agar was first described by Kristensen in 1925 and later modified by Kauffman in 1935. Brilliant Green inhibits gram-positive...

Lactobacilli Mrs Agar [Lmrs Agar] (L12-103)

Lactobacilli MRS Agar   Lactobacilli MRS Agar, also referred to as Lactobacillus MRS Agar or LMRS Agar, is an agar medium used for the selective isolation and enumeration of Lactobacilli from various sources which include feces...

Urea Broth Base (U21-102B)

Urea Broth Base Urea Broth Base is a liquid medium used for differentiating Enterobacteriaceae, especially Proteus, based on urease activity. This medium, buffered with Di- and Monopotassium Phosphates, contains Urea and Phenol Red as pH indicator...

Letheen Broth, Modified (L12-109M)

Letheen Broth, Modified   Letheen Broth Base, Modified is a liquid medium used to determine the antimicrobial activity of quaternary ammonium compounds. Lecithin, Tween80, and Sodium Bisulfite neutralize quaternary ammonium compounds, phenols, and...