Thermo Scientific™ Thioglycollate Medium (w/o Dextrose, w/o Indicator)

Description

• Cultivate aerobes and anaerobes using Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ Thioglycollate Medium (w/o Dextrose, w/o Indicator)
• This general-purpose medium was first described by Brewer in 1940 1 and consists of a small amount of agar and sodium thioglycolate, a reducing substance, to initiate the growth of anaerobes
• Thioglycolate medium without dextrose is a carbohydrate-free medium and can be used for preparing specific carbohydrate media for fermentation studies of bacteria 2
• Thioglycollate Medium (w/o Dextrose, w/o Indicator) is a liquid medium recommended for use as a general purpose media
• Sodium thioglycollate is the reducing agent which removes molecular oxygen from the medium and prevents the accumulation of peroxides which may be lethal to some organisms
• Different carbohydrates may be added to the medium to study specific fermentation reactions
• This medium contains casein peptone and cystine that provide nitrogen and carbon compounds essential for growth of aerobes and anaerobes
• A small amount of agar is added to impede oxygen diffusion
• Sodium thioglycolate is the reducing agent
• Sulfahydryl groups inactivate mercury and other heavy metals and neutralize the antibacterial effect of some preservatives
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