Thioglycollate Medium w/o Indicator is an enriched general purpose medium used for cultivating and detecting microorganisms in normally sterile materials, especially those containing mercurial preservatives when the oxidation-reduction indicator is not present or required. Thioglycollate Medium w/o…

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

Lim Broth (Todd Hewitt Broth w/Colistin and Nalidixic Acid) is a selective enrichment medium which may be used in qualitative procedures to isolate Group B Streptococci from clinical specimens containing mixed bacterial flora. Latex or coagglutination tests may be performed on the broth.

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

Typically used as a dye mark for veterinary vaccines.

Campy-Blaser is a selective media used to isolate Campylobacter jejuni from human fecal specimens. Campy-Thio is recommended as a holding medium for samples suspected to contain Campylobacter jejuni when immediate inoculation cannot be performed.

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

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

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

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

The low pH of approximately 5.6 is beneficial for the growth of fungi and slightly inhibitory to contaminating bacteria in clinical specimens.

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.

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

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

This medium has been long used in Microbiology for the cultivation of fungi, especially Dermatophytes.

MacConkey Broth is used cultivating gram negative, lactose fermenting bacilli and as a presumptive test for coliform organisms. This broth may be used for the presence of coliform organisms in food, water, milk and other materials of sanitary importance. MacConkey Broth conforms to Harmonized…

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

Tryptic Soy Agar is recommended for the general cultivation of a wide variety of microorganisms. Tryptic Soy Agar conforms to the formula specified in the US Pharmacopoeia, USP.

A selective medium for the isolation of pathogenic Staphylococci.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Urea Agar is used to study the ability of organisms to split urea media, especially useful in the identification of Proteus species.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.