Thermo Scientific™ Chocolate Agar w/Bacitracin

Description

• Isolate Haemophilus species from respiratory specimens containing mixed flora with Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ Chocolate Agar w/Bacitracin
• Isolation and identification of Haemophilus spp is often hindered by overgrowth with commensal microbial flora
• Hoving and Aandahl reported improved recovery of Haemophilus on Chocolate Agar with Bacitracin as compared to isolation on Sheep Blood Agar with a streak of Staphylococcus aureus
• Hemoglobin in the Chocolate Agar formulation provides the X factor, and GCHI Enrichment provides the V factor required for growth of fastidious organisms
• The presence of corn-starch ensures that toxic metabolites produced Haemophilus by are absorbed
• Bacitracin is a selective agent which is inhibitory to most strains of streptococci, staphylococci, Neiseeria spp., and Micococcus spp
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• Remel™ and Oxoid™ products are now part of the Thermo Scientific brand.