Brucella Agar- Composition, Principle, Preparation, Results, Uses
Brucella is an intracellular parasite that causes epizootic abortions in animals and septicemic febrile illness or localized infections of the bone, tissue, or organ systems in humans. Brucella species...
View ArticleBaird Parker Agar- Composition, Principle, Preparation, Results, Uses
Baird Parker Agar was developed by Baird Parker from the Tellurite-glycine formulation of Zebovitz et al for isolation and enumeration of Staphylococci in food and other material since it allows ......
View ArticleThioglycollate Broth- Composition, Principle, Preparation, Results, Uses
Thioglycolate broth is a multipurpose, enriched, differential medium used primarily to determine the oxygen requirements of microorganisms. It acts as an enrichment broth which is most frequently used...
View ArticleTryptic Soy Agar- Composition, Principle, Preparation, Results, Uses
Tryptic Soy Agar is used as a general growth medium for the isolation and cultivation of microorganisms. They are general-purpose, non-selective media providing enough nutrients to allow for a wide ......
View ArticleXLD Agar- Composition, Principle, Preparation, Results, Uses
What is XLD Agar? Xylose Lysine Deoxycholate (XLD) agar is a selective growth medium used for the isolation of Salmonella and Shigella species from clinical samples and from food. XLD Agar was...
View ArticleMicrobial Culture Media- Definition, Types, Examples, Uses
What is Culture Media? The media is a source of nutrients to support the growth of the micro-organisms in-vitro. The media helps in the growth and counting of microbial cells, selection ... Read more...
View ArticleSDA: Composition, Principle, Preparation, Results, Uses
Sabouraud Dextrose Agar or SDA was formulaed by Raymond Sabouraud in 1892. Sabouraud Dextrose Agar is used for the cultivation of fungi (yeasts, molds), particularly useful for the fungi associated...
View ArticleCIN Agar: Principle, Composition, Preparation, Uses
Cefsulodin-Irgasan-Novobiocin Agar (CIN Agar), also known as Yersinia Selective Agar, is a selective and differential culture medium used to selectively isolate and identify Yersinia spp., specifically...
View ArticleTransport Media: Principle, Uses, Types, Examples
Culture media are solid, semisolid, or liquid preparations containing essential nutrients and minerals vital for microorganisms’ survival and growth. They are also called growth media. They provide...
View ArticleVRBL Agar (Violet Red Bile Lactose Agar)
VRBL Agar (Violet Red Bile Lactose Agar) is a selective medium for the isolation, detection, and enumeration of lactose-fermenting bacteria and the differentiation of coliforms or Coli aerogenes group...
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