Thermo Scientific™ Anaerobic Reducible LKV Blood Agar

Description

• Cultivate and isolate fastidious anaerobic bacteria with Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ Anaerobic Reducible LKV Blood Agar
• Adding reducing agents lowers the oxidation-reduction potential of the medium and improves the recovery of anaerobic organisms 1
• Kanamycin and vancomycin are added as selective agents for recovery of gram-negative anaerobes, especially Bacteriodes spp 2
• Anaerobic Reducible Blood Agar is a solid media recommended for use in qualitative procedures for the primary isolation and cultivation of fastidious anaerobic bacteria
• Selective : Kanamycin and vancomycin antibiotics inhibit gram-positive organisms and facultative anaerobic bacteria
• Easy-to-detect : Laked blood is added to enhance pigment formation by anaerobic bacteria
• Ready-to-use : Convenience of prepared media
• Anaerobic Reducible Blood Agar is a nutritious medium containing peptone, hemin, vitamin K and sheep blood, which supply anaerobic organisms with required growth factors
• Colistin and nalidixic inhibit the growth of most gram-negative bacilli
• Kanamycin and vancomycin inhibit gram-positive organisms and facultative anaerobic bacteria
• Laked blood is added to enhance pigment formation by anaerobic bacteria
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• Remel™ and Oxoid™ products are now part of the Thermo Scientific brand.