General Purpose, Transport, Enrichment & Biochemical Testing

Amie's Media

Transport media, to maintain viability of the organisms from the source to the laboratory

Blood Agar Base (BA)

Cultivation of fastidious microorganisms, used in determining haemolytic reactions

Brain Heart Infusion Broth (BHI)

High protein media for growing a wide variety of bacteria

CLED Agar (Cystine Lactose-Electrolyte-Deficient)

Presumptive identification of microorganisms from urine

Cary and Blair Media

Transport media

Chocolate Agar (CAP) / Chocolate Agar

Cultivation of Haemophilus spp. and pathogenic Neisseria / Cultivation of Haemophilus spp. and pathogenic Neisseria spp.

Chromogenic Agar

Designed to optimize growth and differentiation a specific type of organism. Routinely used to identify yeast, MRSA, and other organisms

Columbia Colistin Nalidixic Acid Agar (CNA)

Selective isolation of gram positive cocci

Columbia Agar Base

Highly nutritious, general purpose medium for isolation of fastidious and non fastidious microorganisms

Cystine Trypticase Agar (CTA)

CTA with carbohydrates added is excellent for determining the fermentation reactions of groups such as Neisseria

Lysine Iron Agar

Biochemical test used to differentiate enteric organisms

MRVP broth

Used in Methyl Red and Vogues Proskauer tests. These are biochemical tests that help in the identification of enteric bacilli

Mueller Hinton Agar

For antimicrobial susceptibility testing

Nutrient Agar

General media for the enumeration of organisms in water, sewage, feces and other materials

OF Basal Medium

Determination of oxidative and fermentative metabolism of carbohydrates by gram negative bacteria

Phenylethyl Alcohol Agar (PEA)

Selective isolation of gram positive cocci and anaerobic gram negative bacilli

Schaedler Agar

Non-selective media for the recovery of anaerobes and aerobes

SIM Medium

Biochemical test used to differentiate enteric bacilli

Simmon Citrate Agar

Biochemical test used for the differentiation of gram negative bacteria

Thioglycollate Broth

Supports growth of anaerobes, aerobes, microaerophilic, and fastidious microorganisms

Tryptic Soy Agar

Isolation and cultivation of nonfastidious and fastidious organisms

Trypticase Soy Broth (TSB)

Enrichment broth used for subculturing various bacteria from primary agar plates

Triple Sugar Iron Agar (TSI)

Media used in biochemical tests to differentiate gram negative bacilli especially enteric bacilli

Urea Agar Base

Biochemical test which is ideal for identification of Proteus