| Palcam Broth |
500g |
It is a medium used for the selective enrichment of Listeria spp. from food and environmental samples. |
| Peptone water |
500g |
It is a general-purpose medium that supports the cultivation of non-fastidious organisms. This non-selective medium can be used a basal medium for biochemical tests such as carbohydrate fermentation and production of indole. |
| Perfringens Agar Base |
500g |
It is a base medium that allows the enumeration of Clostridium perfringens from food samples. As a base medium, Perfringens Agar Base can have several supplementary and selective agents added to increase selectivity. |
| Phenol Red Broth base |
500g |
It is a medium recommended to differentiate microorganisms based on their ability to ferment specific carbohydrates, which must be added. |
| Phenol Red Dextrose Broth |
500g |
It is a medium recommended to differentiate microorganisms based on their ability to ferment the carbohydrate Dextrose. |
| Phenol Red Lactose Broth |
500g |
It is a medium recommended to differentiate microorganisms based on their ability to ferment the carbohydrate Lactose. |
| Phenol Red Mannitol Broth |
500g |
It is a medium recommended to differentiate microorganisms based on their ability to ferment the carbohydrate Mannitol. |
| Phenol Red Sucrose Broth |
500g |
It is a medium recommended to differentiate microorganisms based on their ability to ferment sucrose. |
| Phenylalanine Agar medium |
500g |
It is used to differentiate the Proteus and Providencia groups of Enterobacteriaceae by oxidative deamination of Phenylalanine to phenylpyruvic acid. |
| Phenylethanol Agar |
500g |
It is used with blood for the selective isolation of Staphylococci and Streptococci. |
| Phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) |
500g |
It is a buffer solution used in biological research. |
| Photobacterium Broth |
500g |
It is a specialized culture medium primarily used for the cultivation and demonstration of luminescence in marine photobacteria, such as Vibrio fischeri and Lucibacterium harveyi. |
| Plate Count Agar |
500g |
It is intended for use in food, dairy and water bacteriology to perform Total Viable Counts. |
| Potato Dextrose Agar |
500g |
It is a solid medium recommended for the general-purpose cultivation and isolation of yeasts and molds from foods, dairy and cosmetics. |
| Potato Dextrose Agar with Chloramphenicol |
500g |
It is recommended for the general-purpose cultivation and isolation of yeasts and molds from foods, dairy and cosmetics. Chloramphenicol is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that suppresses the growth of several species including Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Streptococcus pneumoniae. Agar is the gelifying agent. |
| Potato Dextrose Broth |
500g |
It is a medium used for the cultivation and isolation of yeasts and molds from dairy and food products. |
| Potato Infusion Agar |
500g |
It is used for the cultivation of Brucella abortus. |
| PPLO Broth Base w/o CV (Mycoplasma Broth Base w/o CV) with enrichment |
500g |
It is used for isolation and cultivation of Mycoplasma species (pleuropneumonia like organisms). |
| Presence-Absence Broth |
500g |
It is used for the detection of coliform bacteria in water from treatment plants or distribution systems using the presence-absence coliform test. |
| Pseudomonas Isolation Agar |
500g |
It is used for the selective isolation of Pseudomonas and differentiation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa based on pigment production. |
| Pseudomonas F Agar |
500g |
It is an agar medium used to detect fluorescein production by Pseudomonas spp. |
| Pseudomonas Isolation Broth |
500g |
It is used for the selective isolation of Pseudomonas and differentiation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa based on pigment production. |
| Pseudomonas P Agar |
500g |
It is an agar medium used to detect pyocianin production by Pseudomonas spp. |
| Purple Broth Base |
500g |
It is used for the preparation of liquid fermentation media. Bacteria that can ferment the carbohydrate source turn the medium yellow. |
| R2A agar |
500g |
It is used for the enumeration and cultivation of bacteria from drinking water. R2A agar is a low nutrient medium that can used in pour plate, spread plate, and membrane filtration methods for heterotrophic plate counts. In combination with a lower incubation temperature and longer incubation period R2A agar stimulates the growth of stressed and chlorine-tolerant bacteria. |
| Rappaport-Vassiliadis Soya Broth |
500g |
It is used for the enrichment and selective isolation of Salmonella spp. This medium is a modification of the original formulation by Rappaport et al. and has been formulated to exploit the full characteristics of Salmonella spp. |
| Rappaport-Vassiliadis (MSRV) Medium Semi-Solid |
500g |
It is a modification of Rappaport-Vassiliadis Soy Broth for detecting motile Salmonella spp. in faeces and food products. The original research on MSRV Medium revealed a semi-solid could be used as a rapid and sensitive test for isolating motile Salmonella spp. from food products following pre-enrichment or selective enrichment. |
| Reinforced Clostridial Medium |
500g |
It 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 enrichment of growth broths before subculturing clostridia to solid agar. |
| Russell Double Sugar Agar |
500g |
It is a differential culture medium used to identify and distinguish Gram-negative enteric bacteria by testing their ability to ferment dextrose and lactose and produce gas. This medium is typically prepared in tubes with a slanted surface (slant) and a deep bottom (butt) to facilitate both aerobic and anaerobic growth conditions. |
| Sabouraud Dextrose Agar with Lecithin and Tween 80 |
500g |
It is used for the isolation and enumeration of yeasts and molds on the surface of sanitary containers, equipment and other surfaces. |
| Sabouraud Dextrose Agar with Chloramphenicol (SDA with Chloramphenicol or Sab Dex Agar with Chloramphenicol) |
500g |
It is an agar medium used for the cultivation of dermatophytes and both pathogenic and non-pathogenic yeasts and molds. |
| Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA or Sab Dex Agar) |
500g |
It is an agar medium used for the cultivation of dermatophytes and both pathogenic and non-pathogenic yeasts and molds. |
| Sabouraud Dextrose Agar, Emmons |
500g |
It is an agar medium used for the cultivation of dermatophytes and both pathogenic and non-pathogenic yeasts and molds. |
| Sabouraud Dextrose Broth |
500g |
It is a medium used for the cultivation of dermatophytes and both pathogenic and non-pathogenic yeasts and molds. |
| Salmonella Shigella Agar |
500g |
It is used for isolating Salmonella spp. and some strains of Shigella spp. The medium is widely used in sanitary bacteriology to isolate these species from feces, urine, and fresh canned foods. |
| Schaedler Agar |
500g |
It is a solid medium for the isolation of anaerobic bacteria from water and clinical samples. |
| Schaedler Broth |
500g |
It is a liquid medium for the isolation of anaerobic bacteria from water and clinical samples. |
| Selective Streptococcus Agar |
500g |
It is a medium used with the addition of blood to isolate and detect pathogenic Streptococci, especially those from Group A. The antimicrobial additions increase the selectivity of this medium by suppressing common bacteria detected from a throat swab. |
| Selenite Broth |
500g |
An enrichment used for isolating Salmonella typhi and other Salmonella spp. from a variety of sources such as feces, urine, and food. |
| Selenite cystine broth |
500g |
It is a modification of selenite F broth and is for the selective enrichment of Salmonellae spp. from clinical, food and environmental specimens. |
| Selenite F Broth Base |
500g |
Developed by Leifson, selenite F broth is a medium for the selective enrichment of Salmonella spp. from both clinical and food samples. |
| Selenite mannitol broth |
500g |
It is a modification of selenite broth and is for the selective enrichment of Salmonellae spp. from clinical, food and environmental specimens. Comparisons have shown that mannitol selenite broth is better than other enrichment broths for the isolation of Salmonellae spp. |
| SF (Streptococcus faecalis) Broth |
500g |
It is a selective medium for the identification and differentiation of Enterococci from other cocci. |
| Sheep Blood Agar Base |
500g |
It has been developed to provide a nutrient rich medium compatible with sheep blood for the cultivation of many bacteria, especially fastidious Streptococcus spp., without affecting haemolytic reactions. |
| SIM Medium |
500g |
It is a semisolid medium used for the determination of indole formation, sulfide production, and motility of the Enterobacteriaceae, especially Salmonella and Shigella. |
| Simmons Citrate Agar (MFA) (VP) |
500g |
This medium can be used as a screening method for the differentiation of enterobacteriaceae based on the ability of some species to utilise citrate as a sole source of carbon. It is often used as a screening test for Klebsiella pneumoniae (positive reaction) while Escherichia coli is negative. |
| Snyder Test Agar |
500g |
It is used for the estimation of Lactobacilli counts in saliva, and thus the susceptibility of a person to develop dental caries, based on acid production. |
| Soy Peptone Yeast Extract Agar |
500g |
It is used for the cultivation of Dermatophyte and other pathogenic fungi from clinical specimens. |
| Slanetz and Bartley Medium |
500g |
This medium was originally described by Slanetz and Bartley for the enumeration of enterococci from water samples using membrane filtration. The medium has also become useful as a direct plating medium. |
| Staphylococcus Agar |
500g |
It is a selective medium for the isolation and differentiation of pathogenic Staphylococci. |
| Staphylococcus Chromogenic Agar |
500g |
Chromogenic culture media for the detection, isolation and enumeration of Staphylococcus spp. |
| Sorbitol MacConkey agar |
500g |
It is a differential medium for the isolation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 based on the formulation by Rappaport and Henig. It differs from other MacConkey mediums in that lactose has been replaced by sorbitol. |
| Starch Agar |
500g |
It is a solid medium used for the differentiation of microorganisms based on their ability to hydrolyze starch. |
| TAT Broth Base |
500g |
It is a medium used with Tween 80 for the detection of the Gram-negative microorganisms in topical drugs and cosmetics. |
| Tergitol 7 Agar |
500g |
It is a solid medium for the selective isolation of Escherichia coli and other coliform bacteria. |
| Tergitol 7 Broth |
500g |
It is a medium for the selective isolation of Escherichia coli and other coliform bacteria. |
| Tetrathionate Broth Base (TT Broth) |
500g |
It is used with an iodine-iodide solution for the cultivation of Salmonella spp. from clinical, foods and other materials of sanitary importance. |
| Thioglycollate Medium without Indicator |
500g |
It is used to cultivate and detect a variety of microorganisms, especially obligate anaerobes, in normally sterile materials. |
| Thiosulphate Citrate Bile Salts Sucrose (TCBS) Agar |
500g |
It is a selective isolation medium for culture of pathogenic Vibrio spp. from clinical and food samples. |
| Todd-Hewitt Broth |
500g |
It is a medium used for the cultivation of Streptococci, Pneumococci and other fastidious organisms. |
| Tomato Paste Testing Broth |
500g |
It is used to detect and isolate Lactobacillus, yeast, and molds that cause spoilage in tomato-based products. |
| Trichomonas medium |
500g |
It is based on the formula described by Kupferburg, Johnson and Sprince for the selective isolation of Trichomonas spp. |
| Triple sugar iron agar |
500g |
It is used to differentiate between some of the enterobacteriacae on the basis of four reactions: fermentation of lactose, glucose and sucrose and the production of hydrogen sulphide. |
| Tryptone Bile X (TBX) Agar |
500g |
It has been developed as a selective medium for the isolation and enumeration of Escherichia coli without the need for membranes or pre-incubation. |
| TPGY (Tryptone Peptone Glucose Yeast Extract) Broth |
500g |
It is used to test the toxicity type of Clostridium botulinum cultures. |
| Trypto Glucose Extract Agar |
500g |
It is used for the cultivation and enumeration of bacteria in milk and dairy products. |
| Trypto Soy Agar (Tryptic Soy Agar or Trypticase Soy Agar) |
500g |
It is a general growth medium prepared with or without enrichments. It is used for the isolation of different strains of fastidious microorganism. |
| Trypto Soy Broth (Soybean-Casein Digest Medium or Tryptic Soy Broth) |
500g |
It is a medium used for the cultivation of a wide variety of microorganisms. |
| Trypto Soy Broth without Dextrose |
500g |
It is a medium used for the cultivation of a wide variety of fastidious and non-fastidious microorganisms. |
| Tryptose Broth |
500g |
It is recommended for the cultivation of Brucella spp. and other fastidious microorganisms. |
| Tryptose Phosphate Broth |
500g |
It is a medium recommended for the cultivation of fastidious microorganisms. |
| Trypto Soy Agar with Lecithin and Tween 80 |
500g |
It is a general growth medium prepared with or without enrichments. It is used for the detection and enumeration of microorganisms on surfaces where the monitoring of sanitation is important. |
| Trypto Soy Broth with Casamino Acids |
500g |
It is a liquid medium used for the selective enrichment of enterohemorrhagic E. coli in foods. |
| Tryptone yeast extract salts (TYES) agar |
500g |
It is a culture medium that can be used as the primary isolation medium for Flavobacterium columnare and F. psychrophilum. Growth of Flavobacterium spp. requires a culture media with a lower nutrient content than that used in general-purpose mediums such as brain heart infusion agar and tryptone soya agar. |
| Universal Beer Agar |
500g |
It was formulated by Kozulis and Page to isolate and enumerate a wide variety of bacteria and yeast which are encountered in the brewing industry. The selectivity of this agar allows only the growth of these organisms in the presence of hops constituents and alcohol. |
| Universal Pre-enrichment Broth |
500g |
It is a non-selective medium used for the recovery of Salmonella and Listeria from food products. With traditional methods requiring different pre-enrichments for each microorganism, Universal Pre-enrichment Broth was formulated by Bailey and Cox for the recovery of sublethally injured strains of both Listeria and Salmonella from a single food product specimen. |
| Urea Agar Base |
500g |
It is used with added agar to detect urease activity by the Enterobacteriaceae. |
| Urea Broth |
500g |
It is a medium used for differentiating Enterobacteriaceae, especially Proteus, based on urease activity. |
| UVM Modified Listeria Enrichment Broth |
500g |
Developed by Donnelly and Baigent, UVM Modified Listeria Enrichment Broth medium is used for the selective isolation and enrichment of Listeria spp. from clinical specimens and food. Within the formula, the high tolerance to Sodium Chloride of Listeria is used to inhibit the growth of enterococci, Nalidixic Acid (20 mg/L) to inhibit Gram-negative microorganisms, and Acriflavin to inhibit Gram-positive bacteria. |
| Vibrio Chromogenic Agar |
500g |
Chromogenic culture media for the detection of Vibrio spp. and the selective isolation of V. parahaemoliticus, V. cholerae and V. alginolyticus. |
| Violet Red Bile Agar |
500g |
It is used for the detection and determination of coliforms in food, milk, water, and other sanitary materials. It is a selective medium which detects the growth of lactose-fermenting coliforms. |
| Violet Red Bile Agar with MUG |
500g |
It is often abbreviated as VRBA w/ MUG. This medium is used for the fluorogenic detection of Escherichia coli in food, milk, water, and other sanitary materials. Like Violet Red Bile Agar, it is a selective medium which detects the growth of Lactose-fermenting coliforms. |
| Violet Red Bile Glucose Agar |
500g |
It is used for the detection and determination of Enterobacteriaceae in food and dairy products. The Enterobacteriaceae family includes lactose-fermenting coliforms and non-lactose fermenting species like Salmonella and Shigella. |
| Vogel & Johnson Agar |
500g |
It is a selective agar medium used for the detection of Staphylococcus aureus and other coagulase-positive, mannitol-fermenting Staphylococci in clinical specimens and food sources. |
| WL (Wallerstein Laboratory) Nutrient Agar |
500g |
It is used for cultivating yeasts, molds, and bacteria encountered in brewing and the industrial fermentation processes. |
| XLD Agar |
500g |
It is used for isolating and differentiation of Gram-negative enteric bacteria. In this medium, Yeast Extract provides the nitrogenous sources and carbohydrates required for bacterial growth. |
| Yeast extract agar |
500g |
It is a nutrient rich medium for the cultivation of non-fastidious bacteria, yeasts and moulds. Recommended for the plate count of microorganisms in water and dairy products. |
| Yeast Extract Glucose Chloramphenicol Agar |
500g |
This is a selective medium for the isolation and enumeration of yeasts and moulds in dairy products. It is in according to a typical formulation of The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO). |
| Yersinia Selective Agar |
500g |
It is used for the selective isolation and cultivation of the food- and water-borne pathogen Yersinia enterocolitica. |
| YM (Yeast Malt) Agar |
500g |
It is prepared according to the formulation by Wickerham and used for the cultivation of yeasts, molds and other aciduric microorganisms. |
| YM (Yeast Malt) Broth |
500g |
It is a liquid medium prepared according to the formulation by Wickerham and used for the cultivation of fungi in a laboratory setting. |
| YSG Agar |
500g |
It is a solid medium recommended for the detection of Alicyclobacillus spp. in fruit juices in compliance with the guidelines by the International Fruit and Vegetable Juice Association (IFU). |