Thermo Scientific™ Anaerobic Reducible LKV Blood Agar/Reducible Blood Agar with Neomycin and Vanomycin Biplate

Description

• Cultivate and isolate fastidious anaerobic bacteria with Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ Anaerobic Reducible LKV Blood Agar/Reducible Blood Agar, neomycin, vanomycin biplate
• This divided culture plate contains reducible blood agar on one half, which improves the recovery of anaerobic organisms 1,2
• The other half of the culture plate contains selective agents (laked-blood, kanamycin, vancomycin and neomycin), which allow the recovery of gram-negative anaerobes, especially Bacteriodes spp 3 and Clostridium spp
• 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
• Neomycin facilitates the isolation of anaerobic organisms, such as Bacteroides and Clostridium and inhibits enteric gram-negative bacilli
• 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
• Neomycin facilitates the isolation of anaerobic organisms, such as Bacteroides and Clostridium spp
• and inhibits enteric gram-negative bacilli
•  Laked blood is added to enhance pigment formation by anaerobic bacteria
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