Dehydrated Culture Media

Tryptone Soy Agar (TSA) is a general-purpose agar which will support the growth of a wide range of micro-organisms, and is not intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions in humans. The medium can be used for phage typing, colicine...

Kanamycin Aesculin Azide Agar is a selective isolation and enumeration medium for enterococci (Lancefield group D streptococci) in food, and is not intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions in humans. Sodium azide and kanamycin...

MacConkey Broth is used for the detection of coliform bacteria in milk and water. Conforms to Harmonised USP/EP/JP Requirements and is not intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions in humans. A medium recommended by the Harmonised...

Muller-Kauffmann Tetrathionate-Novobiocin Broth is used for the selective and differential isolation of Salmonella spp. in a laboratory setting and is included in ISO 6579:2017. This medium is not intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other...

Modified Semi-Solid Rappaport-Vassiliadis (MSRV) Agar is used with Novobiocin (NCM4040) for the rapid detection of motile Salmonella spp. and is not intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions in humans. MSRV was developed in 1986 by...

Cetrimide Agar (Agar Medium N) is used in the isolation and identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Conforms to Harmonized USP/EP/JP Requirements1,2,3 in a laboratory setting. Cetrimide Agar (Agar Medium N) is not intended for use in the diagnosis of...

Thiosulfate Citrate Bile Salts Sucrose (TCBS) Agar is used for the selective isolation of Vibrio cholerae and other enteropathogenic vibrios according to ISO 21872-1:2017 and ISO 21872-2:2007. Thiosulfate Citrate Bile Salts Sucrose (TCBS) Agar is not...

Xylose Lysine Deoxycholate (XLD) Agar (ISO) is a selective agar for the detection of Salmonella spp. in food, animal feed and in environmental samples from the food production area as described in ISO 6579-1:2017. Xylose Lysine Deoxycholate (XLD) Agar...

Orange Serum Agar is used for the cultivation of aciduric microorganisms associated with spoilage of products in a laboratory setting. Orange Serum Agar is not intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions in humans. The low pH of...

Yeast and Mold Agar is recommended for the isolation and maintenance of yeasts and molds. This medium can also be used for the detection of wild yeasts in beer.  Yeast and Mold Agar is not intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other...

TAT Broth is used for the detection of microorganisms in cosmetics and topical drugs in a laboratory setting. TAT Broth is not intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions in humans. TAT Broth is prepared for use in the examination of...

A medium for the enumeration of coliform organisms in food and dairy products according to ISO 4832:2006 and is not intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions in humans. The selectivity of the medium is due to the presence of bile...