Thermo Scientific™ Columbia Blood Agar Base (Dehydrated)

Description

• Cultivate and isolate fastidious microorganisms with clearly visible hemolytic reactions with Thermo Scientific™ Oxoid™ Columbia Blood Agar Base (Dehydrated) when used with whole defibrinated blood (SR0050)
• Columbia Blood Agar Base is an ideal base medium for preparation of blood agar, chocolate agar and for preparation of various selective and identification media
• Grow fastidious organisms with rapid production of large colonies, clearly defined zones of hemolysis and good colonial differentiation for all-around performance with Columbia Blood Agar when used with whole defibrinated blood
• Traditionally, blood agar has been either casein hydrolysate or meat infusion media
• The advantage of the first lies in the rapid production of large colonies, and the second in clearly defined zones of hemolysis and good colonial differentiation
• This formulation combines the virtues of both for optimal performance 1
• Produces large colonies of fastidious microorganisms with clearly defined hemolytic reactions and colonial morphology
• Serves as an ideal base for the media containing blood and for selective media formulations in which different combinations of antimicrobial agents are used as additives
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