BIS mandates to use of uniform quality ingredients to manufacture culture mediums. Any commercially available media can be used as long as their composition fits the Indian Standards.
Dehydrated microbiological culture media are crucial within the day-to-day operations of most microbiology laboratories. The media’s quality has a direct impact on the observations and conclusions drawn from microbial cultural characteristics.
Convenient to use, no wastage, longer shelf life, economical are some of the benefits offered by dehydrated culture media.
According to BIS, different variables of media can be evaluated to establish their quality, including growth-promoting features, physical characteristics, gel strength, and batch contamination.
| S.No | Product Name | TM CODE No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALKALINE PEPTONE WATER (IS:5887 (Part V) 1976, reaffirmed 2005) | TM 649 | See MORE | |
| ANDRADE PEPTONE WATER (IS : 5887 (Part I and IV ) 1976, reaffirmed 2005) | TM 936 | See MORE | |
| BAIRD PARKER AGAR BASE (IS : 5887 (Part II) 1976, reaffirmed 2005.) | TM 635 | See MORE | |
| BILE SALT AGAR (IS : 5887 (Part V) 1976, reaffirmed 2005.) | TM 674 | See MORE | |
| BRILLIANT GREEN AGAR BASE W/ PHOSPHATES (IS : 5887 (Part III) 1999, reaffirmed 2005) | TM 952 | See MORE | |
| BRILLIANT GREEN BILE BROTH 2% (BIS) 5401-2-2012 | TM 678 | See MORE | |
| BUFFERED GLUCOSE BROTH (MR-VP MEDIUM) (IS: 5887 (Part I, III and IV) 1976, reaffirmed 2005) | TM 685 | See MORE | |
| BUFFERED PEPTONE WATER (IS : 5887 (Part III) 1999, reaffirmed 2005) | TM 686 | See MORE | |
| CHLORAMPHENICOL YEAST GLUCOSE AGAR (IS : 5403:1999 Reaffirmed 2005) | TM 498 | See MORE | |
| COOKED MEAT MEDIUM (R.C. MEDIUM) (as per BIS) | TM 703 | See MORE | |
| CULTURE MEDIUM FOR RWC (DISINFECTANT TEST BROTH) (RWC MEDIUM) | TM 516 | See MORE | |
| DECARBOXYLASE TEST MEDIUM BASE (FALKOW) (IS : 5887 (Part V) 1976, reaffirmed 2005) | TM 086 | See MORE | |
| DEOXYCHOLATE CITRATE AGAR MEDIUM (IS : 5887 (Part VII) 1999, reaffirmed 2005) | TM 1870 | See MORE | |
| EMB AGAR, LEVINE (IS : 5887 (Part I) 1976, reaffirmed 2005) | TM 1171 | See MORE | |
| ETHYL VIOLET AZIDE BROTH (E.V.A. BROTH) (IS : 5887 (Part II) 1976, reaffirmed 2005) | TM 1179 | See MORE | |
| GLUCOSE SALT TEEPOL BROTH (DOUBLE PACK) (IS : 5887 (Part V) 1976, reaffirmed 2005) – (Part I) & (Part II) | TM 119 | See MORE | |
| HUGH LEIFSON MEDIUM (IS : 5887 (Part V) 1976, reaffirmed 2005) | TM 742 | See MORE | |
| KAUFFMAN MULLER’S TETRATHIONATE BROTH BASE (IS:5887(Part I)-1999) | TM 2143 | See MORE | |
| MacCONKEY AGAR (IS : 5887 (Part I and II) 1976, reaffirmed 2005) | TM 1036 | See MORE | |
| MacCONKEY BROTH PURPLE (IS: 5401-1:2012) | TM 2230 | See MORE | |
| MacCONKEY BROTH W/ NEUTRAL RED (DOUBLE STRENGTH) (IS : 5887 (Part I) 1976, reaffirmed 2005) | TM 1239 | See MORE | |
| MacCONKEY BROTH W/ NEUTRAL RED (IS : 5887 (Part I and II) 1976, reaffirmed 2005) | TM 1238 | See MORE | |
| MILK AGAR W/CETRIMIDE (DOUBLE PACK) (IS: 13428:1998, reaffirmed 2005) – (Part I) & (Part II) | TM 787 | See MORE | |
| MOTILITY TEST MEDIUM (EDWARDS AND EWING) (IS: 5887 (Part I and V) 1976, reaffirmed 2005) | TM 228 | See MORE | |
| MYP AGAR BASE (PHENOL RED EGG YOLK POLYMYXIN AGAR BASE) (IS : 5887 (Part VI) 1976, reaffirmed 2005) | TM 197 | See MORE | |
| NITRATE BROTH (IS : 5887(Part IV)-1999) | TM 797 | See MORE | |
| NUTRIENT AGAR NO. 2 (IS : 5887 (Part I, II and V) 1976, rea?rmed 2005) | TM 798 | See MORE | |
| NUTRIENT BROTH (W/ 1% PEPTONE) (IS : 5887 (Part I and II) 1976, reaffirmed 2005, IS : 5887 (Part IV) 1999) | TM 1270 | See MORE | |
| NUTRIENT GELATIN (IS : 5887 (Part VII) 1999, reaffirmed 2005) | TM 1059 | See MORE | |
| PEPTONE WATER (IS : 5887 (Part I) 1976, reaffirmed 2005) | TM 805 | See MORE | |
| PLATE COUNT AGAR W/ TWEEN 80 AND LECITHIN (STANDARD METHODS AGAR W/ TWEEN 80 AND LECITHIN) | TM 828 | See MORE | |
| SELENITE BROTH (SELENITE F BROTH) (DOUBLE PACK) (IS:5887 (Part I, III and IV) 1976, reaffirmed 2005) (Part I) – (Part I) & (Part II) | TM 389 | See MORE | |
| SIMMONS CITRATE AGAR (IS : 5887 (Part I) 1976, reaffirmed 2005) | TM 1291 | See MORE | |
| TCBS AGAR (IS : 5887 (Part V) 1976, reaffirmed 2005) | TM 1299 | See MORE | |
| TERGITOL – 7 AGAR BASE (IS : 5887 (Part I) 1976, reaffirmed 2005) | TM 440 | See MORE | |
| TRIPLE SUGAR IRON AGAR (IS : 5887 (Part I, III and V) 1976, reaffirmed 2005) | TM 1874 | See MORE | |
| TRYPTONE WATER W/O NaCl (BIS) (IS : 5887 (Part V) 1976, reaffirmed 2005) | TM 891 | See MORE | |
| UREA AGAR BASE (CHRISTENSEN) (IS:5887 (Part-I)-1976) | TM 2410 | See MORE | |
| VIOLET-RED BILE AGAR (IS : 5401 (Part 1) : 2002) | TM 1314 | See MORE | |
| WILLIS AND HOBB?S MEDIUM BASE (IS : 5887 (Part 4) : 1999) | TM 1319 | See MORE |