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

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

TAMOL SN is an efficient and economical dispersing agent with applications in many industries. It is the neutral.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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…

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…

Typically used as a dye mark for veterinary vaccines.

For the detection and isolation of Shigella and Salmonella from clinical specimens.

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

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

Mueller Hinton Agar is recommended for the antimicrobial disc diffusion susceptibility testing of common rapidly growing aerobic or facultative anaerobic microorganisms by the Kirby-Bauer method, as standardized by the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute M2-A9, Ninth Edition (2006).

Edwards Medium is a selective medium for the rapid isolation of streptococcus agalactiae and other streptococci associated with mastitits and also from other clinical samples.

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.

VacCHECK is combined with Marek’s diluent to monitor vaccination efficacy.

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.

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.

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.

Phenylethanol Agar is recommended for use in culturing clinical specimens of mixed Gram positive and negative flora where isolation of Gram positive organisms is desired. It is especially useful in inhibiting the “swarming” property of Proteus.

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

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.

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.