Thermo Scientific™ Thioglycollate Medium w/Dextrose, Hemin, Vitamin K

Description

• Cultivate aerobes and anaerobes using Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ Thioglycollate Medium w/Dextrose, Hemin, Vitamin K
• This general-purpose medium was first described by Brewer in 1940 1 , and consists of a small amount of agar and a reducing substance to initiate the growth of anaerobes
• Thioglycollate Medium w/Dextrose 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
• Dextrose is added to the medium to study specific fermentation reactions
• Hemin is added as a source of X factor which stimulates the growth of many fastidious organisms and Vitamin K promotes growth of some Bacteroides species and gram-positive sporeformers
• This medium contains casein peptone and cystine that provide nitrogen and carbon essential for growth of aerobes and anaerobes
• Dextrose is the source of fermentable carbohydrate
• A small amount of agar is added to impede oxygen diffusion
• Hemin stimulates the growth of fastidious organisms and Vitamin K promotes growth of some Bacteroides spp
• and gram-positive sporeformers
• 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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