Cultivate Haemophilus species with Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ Blood Agar with 5% Horse blood with GCHI
Haemophilus spp
requires hemin (X factor) and NAD (V factor) for growth, both of which are supplied by horse blood
Horse blood does not contain V factor -inactivating enzymes and supplies X and V factors, one or both of which are required for the growth of Haemophilus spp
Horse blood also allows for differentiation of hemolytic and nonhemolytic species of Haemophilus
GCHI Enrichment Supplement provides V factor, vitamins, amino acids, coenzymes, and glucose which facilitate increased growth and colony size of Haemophilus spp
Members of the genus Haemophilus are fastidious Gram-negative bacilli that commonly cause infections of upper respiratory tract
Blood Agar with 5% Horse Blood can be used in qualitative procedures for the cultivation of Haemophilus species
Horse blood in the medium does not contain V factor -inactivating enzymes and supplies X and V factors, one or both of which are required for the growth of Haemophilus Horse blood also allows for differentiation of hemolytic and nonhemolytic species of Haemophilus
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