Prepared Microbiology Media
S2 Media 15x100mm Brain Heart Infusion (BHI) Agar with 7% Sheep Blood (Brain Heart Infusion Sheep Blood Agar), 10/pack
Brain Heart Infusion (BHI) Agar with 7% Sheep Blood is an enriched, non-selective, and differential medium is used for the isolation and cultivation of a wide variety of fungal species, including systemic fungi. This medium was first used for the isolation of dental pathogens. Phosphate buffer acts to neutralize the acids produced from the utilization of glucose and thus maintain viability. • Product meets AOAC, BAM, CLSI, EPA, NF, SM-Dairy, SMWW, and USDA reference methods and performance criteria.• BHI with 7% Sheep Blood should be used by trained professionals within a laboratory setting. • For in vitro diagnostic (IVD) use.• Product is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of disease or other human conditions.
S2 Media 15x100mm Buffered Charcoal Yeast Extract (BCYE) Agar, Deep Fill, 10/pack
Buffered Charcoal Yeast Extract (BCYE) Agar is a selective, non-differential medium for the isolation, cultivation, presumptive identification, and maintenance of Legionella species. L-cysteine HCl is a growth, ferric pyrophosphate and alpha-ketoglutarate provide distinctive nutritional requirements of Legionella species. Activated charcoal decomposes hydrogen peroxide, which is a toxic metabolic biproduct, while also collecting CO2 and modifying surface tension of the media. ACES buffer helps maintain the proper pH for optimal growth.• Product meets CLSI, EPA, CDC, ISO, and SMWW reference methods and performance criteria.• BCYE Agar should be used by trained professionals within a laboratory setting. • For in vitro diagnostic (IVD) use.• Product is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of disease or other human conditions.
S2 Media 15x100mm CAMPY Blood Agar with 10% Sheep Blood, (CAMPY Blood, Blaser), 10/pack
CAMPY Blood Agar is an enriched, selective and differential medium used for the isolation, cultivation, and presumptive identification of Campylobacter species, including Campylobacter jejuni. The base is Blaser's formulation which utilizes Brucella Agar supplemented with 10% sheep agar and five antimicrobial agents including amphotericin B, polymyxin B, cephalothin, trimethoprim, and vancomycin. The antimicrobial agents act to suppress the normal flora present in fecal specimens. (This product is equivalent to Blaser, Campylobacter Agar with 5 Antimicrobics.)• Product meets CLSI and NF reference methods and performance criteria.• CAMPY Blood Agar should be used by trained professionals within a laboratory setting. • For in vitro diagnostic (IVD) use.• Product is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of disease or other human conditions.
S2 Media 9mL Butterfield's Phosphate Buffer (Phosphate Buffer, pH 7.2) in 15mL Conical Tube, 50/box
Butterfield's Phosphate Buffer (BPB), pH 7.2, is utilized as a diluent in the preparation of sample dilutions and microbiological suspensions in laboratory processes. • Product meets AOAC, APHA, ASM, BAM, SM-Dairy, SMWW, Harmonized USP/EP/JP, and USDA reference methods and performance criteria.• Butterfield's Phosphate Buffer should be used by trained professionals within a laboratory setting. • Product is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of disease or other human conditions.• Also known as Phosphate Buffer, pH 7.2, and Butterfield's Phosphate Buffered Dilution Water.
S2 Media 15x100mm Buffered Charcoal Yeast Extract Agar with Glycine, Polymyxin B, Vancomycin, and Cycloheximide (BCYE-GPVC), Deep Fill, 10/pack
Buffered Charcoal Yeast Extract Agar with Glycine, Polymyxin B, Vancomycin, and Cycloheximide (BCYE-GPVC) is a selective, non-differential medium for the isolation and presumptive identification of Legionella species. L-cysteine HCl, ferric pyrophosphate and alpha-ketoglutarate provide nutrients required by Legionella species. Activated charcoal decomposes hydrogen peroxide, which is a toxic metabolic biproduct, while also collecting CO2 and modifying surface tension of the media. ACES buffer helps maintain the proper pH for optimal growth. Glycine, polymyxin B, vancomycin, and cycloheximide are selective agents added to suppress background flora present in samples. • Product meets CLSI, EPA, CDC, ISO, and SMWW reference methods and performance criteria.• BCYE-GPVC should be used by trained professionals within a laboratory setting. • For in vitro diagnostic (IVD) use.• Product is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of disease or other human conditions.
S2 Media 15x100mmTryptic Soy Agar with Lecithin and Tween 80 (TSA w/LT), Deep Fill, 10/pack
Tryptic Soy Agar with Lecithin and Tween80 (TSA w/LT) is a non-selective and non-differential medium utilized for the detection and enumeration of microorganisms present on surfaces and in areas of sanitary importance. Prepared plates are utilized for environmental monitoring within biologically controlled environments. These plates are suitable for active and passive air sampling (settle/settling plates) as well as for personnel monitoring of fingertips (Finger Dabs). Lecithin is utilized to neutralize quaternary ammonium compounds. Polysorbate (Tween) 80 is used to neutralize substituted phenolic disinfectants. • Product meets USP-NF reference methods and performance criteria.• Deep fill (32mL).• TSA w/ LT should be used by trained professionals within a laboratory setting. • Product is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of disease or other human conditions.• Also known as Microbial Content Test Agar
S2 Media 15x100mm Brain Heart Infusion (BHI) Agar with 7% Sheep Blood, Chloramphenicol, and Gentamicin, 10/pack
Brain Heart Infusion (BHI) Agar supplemented with 7% Sheep Blood, Chloramphenicol, and Gentamicin produces a selective medium utilized for the isolation of pathogenic fungi from specimens contaminated with bacteria. Gentamicin inhibits the growth of gram-negative and some gram-positive bacteria. Chloramphenicol is a broad-spectrum antimicrobic that also inhibits a range of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Sheep blood is used to enrich the base and support growth of systemic fungi that may grow poorly on nonenriched medium.• Product meets ASM and CLSI reference methods and performance criteria.• BHI should be used by trained professionals within a laboratory setting. • For in vitro diagnostic (IVD) use.• Product is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of disease or other human conditions.
S2 Media 15x100mm MacConkey (MAC) Agar, 10/pack
MacConkey (MAC) Agar is a selective and differential medium used for the detection and isolation of Gram-Negative enteric bacilli. Escherichia coli can ferment lactose to produce acid which results in a pH drop. This is indicated by neutral red resulting in pink colonies. Increased acid production results in the precipitation of bile salts, or a halo, around lactose fermenting bacteria. Non-lactose fermenting bacteria such as Salmonella spp. grow but remain colorless with no bile precipitate. • Product meets AOAC, BAM, CLSI, and Harmonized USP/EP/JP, NF, SM-Dairy, and SMWW reference methods and performance criteria.• MacConkey Agar should be used by trained professionals within a laboratory setting. • For in vitro diagnostic (IVD) use.• Product is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of disease or other human conditions.
S2 Media 10mL Fluid Thioglycollate Medium (FTM) in 16x115mm Polypropylene Flat Bottom Tube, 50/box
Fluid Thioglycollate Medium (FTM) with Indicator is a general purpose medium recommended for sterility testing and for the cultivation of anaerobes, aerobes, and microaerophiles. Casein and yeast extract provide nitrogen, essential vitamins, and amino acids. Glucose provides a carbon source, sodium chloride maintains osmotic balance, and L-cystine and sodium thioglycollate act as reducing agents. This is supported by a low amount of agar, which reduces the oxygen permeability through the medium. Resazurin is an oxidation indicator. Sodium thioglycollate inactivates mercurial compounds present in samples.• Product meets AOAC, APHA, BAM, CLSI, Harmonized USP/EP/JP, and ISO reference methods and performance criteria.• FTM should be used by trained professionals within a laboratory setting. • For in vitro diagnostic (IVD) use.• Product is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of disease or other human conditions.
S2 Media 15x100mm MacConkey Agar with Levofloxacin-16, Cefotaxime-10, and Ampicillin-100, 10/pack
MacConkey (MAC) Agar with Levofloxacin and Cefotaxime is a selective and differential medium used for the detection and isolation of Gram-negative enteric bacilli. Levofloxacin is an antibiotic used to inhibit the growth of Gram-positive organisms. Cefotaxime is used in screening for extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae. Ampicillin is a ß-lactam antibiotic that inhibits bacterial cell-wall synthesis by inactivating transpeptidases on the inner surface of the bacterial cell membrane. • Product (base) meets AOAC, BAM, CLSI, and Harmonized USP/EP/JP, NF, SM-Dairy, and SMWW reference methods and performance criteria.• MacConkey Agar should be used by trained professionals within a laboratory setting. • For in vitro diagnostic (IVD) use.• Product is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of disease or other human conditions.• Contains 16µg/mL Levofloxacin, 10µg/mL Cefotaxime, and 100µg/mL Ampicillin.
S2 Media 15x100mm Columbia Agar with 5% Sheep Blood (Columbia Blood Agar, CBA), 10/pack
Columbia Agar with 5% Sheep Blood (defibrinated), also known as Columbia Blood Agar, is a non-selective, differential medium utilized for the isolation and cultivation of a wide variety of fastidious microorganisms. The medium is suitable for supporting the growth and determining hemolytic reactions of a variety of microorganisms.• Product meets CLSI performance criteria.• Columbia Agar with 5% Sheep Blood should be used by trained professionals within a laboratory setting. • For in vitro diagnostic (IVD) use.• Product is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of disease or other human conditions.
S2 Media 15x100mm Buffered Charcoal Yeast Extract Agar with Polymyxin B, Anisomycin, and Vancomycin (BCYE-PAV), Deep Fill, 10/pack
Buffered Charcoal Yeast Extract Agar with Polymyxin B, Anisomycin, and Vancomycin (BCYE-PAV) is a selective, non-differential medium for the isolation of Legionella species. L-cysteine HCl, ferric pyrophosphate and alpha-ketoglutarate provide nutrients required by Legionella species. Activated charcoal decomposes hydrogen peroxide, which is a toxic metabolic biproduct, while also collecting CO2 and modifying surface tension of the media. ACES buffer helps maintain the proper pH for optimal growth. Polymyxin B, Anisomycin, and vancomycin are selective agents added to suppress background flora present in samples and enhance the recovery of L. pneumophila. • Product meets CLSI, EPA, CDC, ISO, and SMWW reference methods and performance criteria.• BCYE-PAV should be used by trained professionals within a laboratory setting. • For in vitro diagnostic (IVD) use.• Product is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of disease or other human conditions.
S2 Media 15x100mm Biplates: Tryptic Soy Agar with 5% Sheep Blood and MacConkey Agar (BAP|MAC), 10/pack
Tryptic Soy Agar 5% Sheep Blood (Blood Agar) and MacConkey (MAC) Agar Biplates. Blood Agar is a non-selective, differential growth medium utilized for the isolation and cultivation of non-fastidious and fastidious organisms. Hemolytic response can be utilized to differentiate microorganisms. MAC is a selective and differential medium used for the detection and isolation of Gram-Negative enteric bacilli.• Product meets AOAC, ASM, BAM, CLSI, and Harmonized USP/EP/JP, NF, SM-Dairy, SMWW, and USDA reference methods and performance criteria, as applicable.• Biplates should be used by trained professionals within a laboratory setting. • For in vitro diagnostic (IVD) use.• Product is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of disease or other human conditions.
S2 Media 15x100mm Buffered Charcoal Yeast Extract Agar with Dyes, Glycine, Vancomycin, and Polymyxin B (BCYE-DGVP), 10/pack
Buffered Charcoal Yeast Extract Agar with Dyes, Glycine, Vancomycin, and Polymyxin B (BCYE-DGVP) is a selective and differential medium for the isolation and presumptive identification of Legionella. Developed and refined in the early 1980s to improve recovery of Legionella from contaminated samples. The addition of selective agents enhanced the recovery of Legionella pneumophila, which grow as pale green to green colonies on this formulation.• Product meets CLSI, EPA, CDC, ISO, and SMWW reference methods and performance criteria.• BCYE-DGVP should be used by trained professionals within a laboratory setting. • For in vitro diagnostic (IVD) use.• Product is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of disease or other human conditions.
S2 Media 15x100mm Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA) / Soybean-Casein Digest (SCD) Agar, 10/pack
Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA) is a non-selective and non-differential, general growth medium. It is recommended for the isolation and cultivation of fastidious and non-fastidious microorganisms, although it is not the medium of choice for anaerobes. TSA is also recommended for the preparation, maintenance, and storage of test strains. • Product complies with AOAC, BAM, CLSI, ISO, Harmonized USP/EP/JP, SMWW, and USDA reference methods and performance criteria.• TSA should be used by trained professionals within a laboratory setting.• For in vitro diagnostic (IVD) use.• Product is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of disease or other human conditions.