Thermo Scientific™ Tryptose Blood Agar Base (Dehydrated)

Description

• Cultivate and isolate fastidious microorganisms and determine their hemolytic reactions using Thermo Scientific™ Oxoid™ Tryptose Blood Agar Base (Dehydrated) with supplementation of blood
• This highly nutritious medium is specially developed by Casman 1,2 for the preparation of a blood agar which will support the growth of many fastidious organisms
• The original formulation included 0.3g dextrose per litre which interfered with the hemolytic reactions
• It is now used without dextrose as a standard medium 3
• Tryptose Blood Agar Base with added blood gives good hemolytic reactions and without blood, it will sustain good to excellent growth of many demanding organisms
• However, to improve the growth of certain organisms e.g
• Neisseria meningitidis and Streptococcus pneumoniae , the addition of 1g of yeast extract (LP0021) to one liter of Tryptose Blood Agar Base is recommended
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• Remel™ and Oxoid™ products are now part of the Thermo Scientific brand.