Thermo Scientific™ Blood Agar with Neomycin

Description

• Selectively isolate Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus pneumoniae from the upper respiratory tract with Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ Blood Agar with Neomycin (TSA with 5% Sheep blood)
• Blood Agar with sheep blood has shown to be the most accurate medium for the determination of streptococcal hemolytic activity
• The 10 μg/ml neomycin in the medium is inhibitory to most Enterobacteriaceae, Neisseria , and Staphylococcus spp without being inhibitory to streptococci
• Use Blood Agar with Neomycin (TSA with 5% Sheep blood) for selective isolation of Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus pneumoniae from the upper respiratory tract
• The addition of defibrinated sheep blood enriches the medium by providing essential growth factors and also allows hemolytic reactions to be determined
• The 10 μg/ml neomycin in the medium is inhibitory to most Enterobacteriaceae, Neisseria , and Staphylococcus spp without being inhibitory to streptococci
• Ready-to-use convenience of prepared media
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• Remel™ and Oxoid™ products are now part of the Thermo Scientific brand.