Microbiological Media
Microbiological media products are essential for isolating and identifying microorganisms within the lab. At Thomas Scientific, we have an extensive range of high-quality microbiological media products and accessories to assist with laboratory applications. Microbial culture media supports the survival and growth of various bacteria types, such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Microbial culture media can be prepared in various forms. The key microbiological products include liquid (broth), solid (agar plates), or semi-solid (deep). Microbiological media products can provide the correct nutrients, environment, and selected conditions to suppose the growth and continuous study of microorganisms and can ensure you achieve accurate and reliable results.
For further related products also available at Thomas Sci we provide samplers and tissue culture media.
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Nutrient Pad Sets
SartoriusNutrient pads are sterile pads impregnated with dehydrated culture media. Once they are moistened with 3.0–3.5 ml of sterile water they are ready to use immediately. Nutrient Pads reduce labor and simplify many microbiological testing procedures. May be safely stored at room temperature for up to…
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Spore Ampoules are ideal for use in validation and routine monitoring of liquid steam sterilization cycles. Spore Ampoules are manufactured using hermetically sealed Type I borosilicate glass containing an exclusively formulated Tryptic Soy Broth (TSB) modified with pH indicator, and Geobacillus…
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BD Supplies more than 400 different BD Difco™ and BD BBL™ brand media formulations and ingredients in dehydrated form for the convenience of the laboratorian and bioprocessing specialist.
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McFarland Standard, Latex Equivalent # 0.5
Hardy DiagnosticsThe McFarland Latex Standards are prepared from suspensions of uniform latex particles with similar absorbance values as the original barium sulfate standards. The stability of McFarland Latex Standards allows for a significantly longer shelf-life, better uniformity, and less clumping, than the…
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Blood Agar Plate, 5% Sheep Blood in Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA) Base
Hardy DiagnosticsFeatures: For the non-selective cultivation of microorganisms. General growth media for bacteria, yeast, and fungi Contains 5% sheep blood from a veterinary supervised, controlled herd of donor animals. Blood is guaranteed to be from healthy antibiotic-free animals Polystyrene Petri…
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Mycoprep
HiMediaA combination mixture for decontamination and liquefaction of specimen. N-Acetyl L-cysteine (NALC) is a mucolytic agent that can rapidly digest sputum when used at a concentration of 0.5 to 2.0%. Decontamination is achieved by the addition of sodium hydroxide, while sodium citrate gives stabilizing…
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Used when background flora exists in your Staphylococcus testing. This disk is used to identify Staphylococcus aureus from all suspect colonies. The Neogen® Petrifilm® Staph Express (STX) System consists of a Petrifilm® Staph Express Count (STX) Plate and a Petrifilm® Staph…
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Crosstex offers Spore Threads for use in monitoring sterilization processes. Spore Threads consist of inoculated cotton thread, 25 mm x 0.1 mm, packaged in glassine peel pouches or in bulk. When packaged in glassine the packaging provides protection from environmental contaminants during transport…
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BD Supplies more than 400 different BD Difco™ and BD BBL™ brand media formulations and ingredients in dehydrated form for the convenience of the laboratorian and bioprocessing specialist.
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Anaerobic Indicator
Hardy DiagnosticsA sensitive resazurin indicator of anaerobic conditions, color changes from pink to white, more sensitive than the methylene blue indicators, improved sensitivity and faster reacting than other indicators, effective only when opened quickly and placed in the jar immediately.
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Granulated Bromo Cresol Purple Broth with Lactose is for identification of Escherichia coli and coliform bacteria from water samples.
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The Neogen® Poultry Template is a plastic sampling template used for poultry carcass sampling. Template for 50 sq cm (5 x 10 cm test area). Formulated and put together to be used for USDA testing. Meets the requirements of the US Pathogen Reduction Act.
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HiCrome™ MM Agar
HiMediaHiCrome MM Agar is recommended for identification and differentiation of Citrobacter from water and clinical samples.
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Sterile Plates for Environmental Monitoring Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA) with Lecithin and Tween®, USP is recommended for use as a general growth medium for establishing microbiological trends, alerts and action levels in biologically controlled environments. The plates are triple…
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INTENDED USE Penase and Penase Concentrate are beta-lactamases which hydrolyze the beta-lactam ring in penicillins, thereby, inactivating the antimicrobial properties of penicillin. Both products are used in media for sterility testing of penicillins and for determining microbial counts…
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CRITERION™ Nutrient Agar
Hardy DiagnosticsHardy Diagnostics CRITERION™ Nutrient Agar is a general purpose growth media recommended for use in the isolation and cultivation of nonfastidious microorganisms.
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It is ready to use and filled with Buffered Peptone Water Broth, which is an ideal diluent for food, beverage, and environmental samples and a cost-effective alternative to mixing in-house. The solution is decontaminated through gamma irradiation for long shelf life. The handy flip-top style…
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CRITERION™ Brain Heart Infusion Agar
Hardy DiagnosticsCRITERION™ Brain Heart Infusion Agar is a general purpose nutrient medium recommended for the cultivation and isolation of a variety of fastidious and nonfastidious microorganisms, including bacteria, yeasts, and mold.
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BD Supplies more than 400 different BD Difco™ and BD BBL™ brand media formulations and ingredients in dehydrated form for the convenience of the laboratorian and bioprocessing specialist.
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Brain Heart Infusion Agar Plates
TeknovaReady-to-use Brain-Heart Infusion medium (BHI) plates are used for culturing fastidious microorganisms, such as Neisseria spp. and Streptococcus spp., as well as non-fastidious anaerobic microorganisms. Brain heart infusion powder is derived from bovine or porcine brain and heart tissue, so it…
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These discs are used for semi-quantitative in vitro susceptibility testing by the agar disc diffusion test procedure of common, rapidly growing and certain fastidious bacterial pathogens. These include the Enterobacteriaceae, Staphylococcus spp., Pseudomonas spp., Acinetobacter spp., Enterococcus…
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2X YT Broth
MoltoxRich growth media used for cultivating recombinant strains of Escherichia coli – also used in culture of E. coli strains for bacteriophage propagation.
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This biocide-free cellulose sponge is pre-hydrated with Neutralizing Buffer diluent for convenient sample collection. The biocide-free cellulose sponge does not interfere with microorganism viability within 48 hours of refrigeration for Salmonella and E. coli and 72 hours for Listeria . The…
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Lyophilized polyclonal rabbit Vibrio cholerae O1 antisera containing approximately 0.04% Thimerosal as a preservative. Difco™ Vibrio cholerae Antiserum Ogawa and Difco™ Vibrio cholerae Antiserum Inaba are monospecific absorbed antisera. When reconstituted and used as described, each vial contains…
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CRITERION™ Dehydrated EC Medium with MUG
Hardy DiagnosticsCRITERION™ EC Medium with MUG is recommended for the detection of Escherichia coli in water and food samples by fluorogenic means.
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XLD Agar
S2 MediaAlso known as Xylose-Lysine Deoxycholate Agar Utilized for the isolation and differentiation of gram-negative enteric bacteria, specifically Shigella species Class I Medical Devices for in-vitro diagnostic use Stackable, anti-slip plates are packaged in sleeves of 10 in breathable…
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BD supplies more than 400 different BD Difco™ and BD BBL™ brand media formulations and ingredients in dehydrated form for the convenience of the laboratorian and bioprocessing specialist. Used for the selective isolation and enumeration of staphylococci from clinical and non-clinical materials
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CRITERION™ Middlebrook 7H9 Broth Base
Hardy DiagnosticsCRITERION™ Middlebrook 7H9 Broth Base is primarily for the cultivation of mycobacteria.
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TCBS (Thiosulfate Citrate Bile Sucrose) Agar
Hardy DiagnosticsFor the selective isolation of pathogenic vibrios.