A culture media is a compound material that has nutrients that are essential for the growth and multiplication of microorganisms. Microorganisms will proliferate on its culture medium till they grow and become a visible colony.
The media is categorized into two types, solid and liquid culture.
Culture media is used to grow a range of organisms either in a particular group or to maintain organisms in the culture collection.
Enriched Media – Enrichment media refers to the liquid media that inhibits the growth of unwanted bacteria. Enriched media allow the growth of a wide variety of microorganisms. Substances like blood, a serum is added to grow fastidious bacteria. E.g., blood agar, chocolate agar
Selective Media – Selective media are used to select for the growth of a particular “selected” microorganism. A hindering substance like antibiotics, dyes, chemicals, alteration to pH, is added to allow the growth of a particular microorganism.
Differential Media – These are designed in a way that helps in distinguishing different types of microorganisms based on their colony colour. Some of the substances used in this include MacConkey agar, CLED agar, TCBS agar, XLD agar.
Transport Media – This media is used for transporting delicate organisms, which may not survive in the time taken for transporting their specimen. Example -Stuart medium, Buffered glycerol saline.
Anaerobic Media – These media are used to grow anaerobic microorganisms like Thioglycolate broth medium, Robertson’s cooked meat medium
S.No | Product Name | TM CODE No. | |
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ALKALINE PEPTONE WATER (pH 8.6) (ISO 21872-1 & 2:2007) | TM 008 | See MORE | |
AMIES TRANSPORT MEDIUM W/ CHARCOAL | TM 009 | See MORE | |
ASHBY’S SUCROSE BROTH | TM 1979 | See MORE | |
AZIDE BLOOD AGAR BASE | TM 028 | See MORE | |
BAIRD PARKER AGAR BASE (as per EP/IP/BP) | TMH 119 | See MORE | |
BHI AGAR (BRAIN HEART INFUSION AGAR) (SPECIAL INFUSION AGAR) | TM 1989 | See MORE | |
BILE BROTH BASE | TM 303 | See MORE | |
BILE ESCULIN AGAR BASE | TM 037 | See MORE | |
BISMUTH SULPHITE AGAR | TM 039 | See MORE | |
BLOOD AGAR BASE (INFUSION AGAR) | TM 360 | See MORE | |
BLOOD AGAR BASE No. 2 | TM 041 | See MORE | |
BLOOD AGAR BASE W/ LOW pH | TM 040 | See MORE | |
BRAIN HEART CC AGAR * | TM 581 | See MORE | |
BRAIN HEART INFUSION BROTH | TM 362 | See MORE | |
BRILLIANT GREEN AGAR BASE, MODIFIED | TM 364 | See MORE | |
BUFFERED CHARCOAL YEAST EXTRACT AGAR MEDIUM (ISO 11731-2:2017) | TM 1894 | See MORE | |
BUFFERED GLUCOSE BROTH (MR-VP MEDIUM) | TM 324 | See MORE | |
C. BOTULINUM ISOLATION AGAR BASE | TM 1154 | See MORE | |
C.L.E.D. AGAR (W/ BROMO THYMOL BLUE) (BROLACIN AGAR) | TM 405 | See MORE | |
CAMPYLOBACTER AGAR BASE | TM 056 | See MORE | |
CARY-BLAIR MEDIUM BASE (TRANSPORT MEDIUM W/O CHARCOAL) (CARY & BLAIR TRANSPORT MEDIUM) | TM 415 | See MORE | |
CETRIMIDE AGAR BASE | TM 060 | See MORE | |
CHOCOLATE AGAR BASE | TM 064 | See MORE | |
CHROMOGENIC A. RAMBACH AGAR – (Part I) & (Part II) | TM 1841 | See MORE | |
CHROMOGENIC BACILLUS AGAR | TM 1523 | See MORE | |
CHROMOGENIC CANDIDA DIFFERENTIAL AGAR MODIFIED | TM 1588 | See MORE | |
CHROMOGENIC CLED AGAR BASE | TM 1833 | See MORE | |
CHROMOGENIC COLIFORM AGAR W/SLS * | TM 1338 | See MORE | |
CHROMOGENIC ECC AGAR | TM 1340 | See MORE | |
CHROMOGENIC ECC SELECTIVE AGAR BASE * | TM 1341 | See MORE | |
CHROMOGENIC ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII AGAR * | TM 1631 | See MORE | |
CHROMOGENIC ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM AGAR BASE | TM 1632 | See MORE | |
CHROMOGENIC KLEBSIELLA SELECTIVE AGAR BASE * | TM 1633 | See MORE | |
CHROMOGENIC LISTERIA AGAR BASE (Modified) * | TM 1634 | See MORE | |
CHROMOGENIC M-LAURYL SULPHATE AGAR * | TM 1638 | See MORE | |
CHROMOGENIC MeReSA AGAR BASE * | TM 1635 | See MORE | |
CHROMOGENIC MM AGAR * | TM 1636 | See MORE | |
CHROMOGENIC OGYE AGAR BASE * | TM 1198 | See MORE | |
CHROMOGENIC SALMONELLA AGAR * | TM 1426 | See MORE | |
CHROMOGENIC SALMONELLA AGAR * | TM 1839 | See MORE | |
CHROMOGENIC SALMONELLA AGAR, MODIFIED * | TM 1824 | See MORE | |
CHROMOGENIC UTI AGAR * | TM 1199 | See MORE | |
CHROMOGENIC UTI AGAR * | TM 1909 | See MORE | |
CHROMOGENIC UTI AGAR,MODIFIED * | TM 1639 | See MORE | |
CHROMOGENIC UTI SELECTIVE AGAR * | TM 1825 | See MORE | |
CHROMOGENIC VRE MEDIA BASE * | TM 1907 | See MORE | |
CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE AGAR BASE | TM 068 | See MORE | |
COLUMBIA BLOOD AGAR BASE | TM 071 | See MORE | |
DEOXYCHOLATE AGAR | TM 087 | See MORE | |
DEOXYCHOLATE CITRATE AGAR | TM 369 | See MORE | |
EMB AGAR | TM 336 | See MORE | |
EMB AGAR (VEG.) | TMV 336 | See MORE | |
ENDO AGAR | TM 372 | See MORE | |
FLUID SELENITE CYSTINE MEDIUM (SELENITE CYSTINE MEDIUM) (DOUBLE PACK) (ISO 6579:1993) – (Part I) & (Part II) | TM 294 | See MORE | |
GANB MEDIUM (GENERAL ANAEROBIC BACTERIAL MEDIUM) | TM 1691 | See MORE | |
GN BROTH, HAJNA | TM 117 | See MORE | |
HARTLEY?S DIGEST BROTH | TM 374 | See MORE | |
HEKTOEN ENTERIC AGAR (ISO 21567:2004) | TM 121 | See MORE | |
KLIGLER IRON AGAR | TM 141 | See MORE | |
L.J. MEDIUM SLANT (10 Slants) | TMS 01 | See MORE | |
L.J. MEDIUM W/O. STARCH (as per International Standard) | TM 526 | See MORE | |
LISTERIA ENRICHMENT BROTH (DOUBLE PACK) – (Part I) & (Part II) | TM 1223 | See MORE | |
LOWENSTEIN JENSEN MEDIUM BASE (L. J. MEDIUM) | TM 375 | See MORE | |
LURIA BROTH | TM 377 | See MORE | |
LURIA BROTH (VEG.) | TMV 377 | See MORE | |
MacCONKEY AGAR | TM 1898 | See MORE | |
MacCONKEY AGAR (W/ SODIUM TAUROCHOLATE W/O CV & NaCl.) | TM 378 | See MORE | |
MacCONKEY AGAR (W/ SODIUM TAUROCHOLATE W/O CV & NaCl.) (VEG.) | TMV 378 | See MORE | |
MacCONKEY AGAR (W/O CV, W/ 0.075 NR & BILE SALTS, NaCl) (MacCONKEY AGAR NO.1) | TM 527 | See MORE | |
MacCONKEY AGAR II W/O CV | TM 2225 | See MORE | |
MacCONKEY AGAR MEDIUM | TM 2224 | See MORE | |
MacCONKEY AGAR MEDIUM (as per USP 31) | TM 1697 | See MORE | |
MacCONKEY AGAR W/ CV W/O NaCl | TM 2222 | See MORE | |
MacCONKEY AGAR W/ MAGNESIUM SULPHATE | TM 2226 | See MORE | |
MacCONKEY AGAR W/O CV, W/0.5% SODIUM TAUROCHOLATE | TM 2223 | See MORE | |
MacCONKEY BROTH (as per USP/EP/JP/BP) | TMH 109 | See MORE | |
MacCONKEY BROTH (as per USP/EP/JP/BP) (VEG.) | TMHV 109 | See MORE | |
MANNITOL SALT AGAR BASE | TM 206 | See MORE | |
MeReSA AGAR BASE | TM 1561 | See MORE | |
MOTILITY-INDOLE-LYSINE MEDIUM (MIL MEDIUM) | TM 225 | See MORE | |
MUELLER HINTON AGAR | TM 339 | See MORE | |
MUELLER HINTON AGAR NO.2 | TM 236 | See MORE | |
MUG LAURYL SULPHATE BROTH * | TM 1028 | See MORE | |
MUG VIOLET RED BILE AGAR * | TM 1032 | See MORE | |
MYCOBIOTIC AGAR * | TM 1933 | See MORE | |
MYCOPLASMA AGAR BASE (PPLO AGAR BASE) | TM 233 | See MORE | |
MYP AGAR BASE | TM 2221 | See MORE | |
NUTRIENT AGAR | TM 341 | See MORE | |
NUTRIENT AGAR (as per IP) | TM 343 | See MORE | |
NUTRIENT BROTH | TM 350 | See MORE | |
NUTRIENT BROTH WITH 1% PEPTONE (VEG.) | TMV 2261 | See MORE | |
PEPTONE WATER | TM 330 | See MORE | |
PLATE COUNT AGAR (STANDARD PLATE AGAR) (ISO 4833-1 & 2:2013) | TM 544 | See MORE | |
POTATO DEXTROSE AGAR | TSM 344 | See MORE | |
PSEUDOMONAS ISOLATION AGAR | TM 268 | See MORE | |
SABOURAUD CHLORAMPHENICOL AGAR | TM 622 | See MORE | |
SABOURAUD GLUCOSE AGAR W/ANTIBIOTICS | TM 2319 | See MORE | |
SALMONELLA DIFFERENTIAL AGAR (DOUBLE PACK) – (Part I) & (Part II) | TM 1286 | 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 | |
SELENITE BROTH BASE W/O BISELENITE | TM 853 | See MORE | |
SIMMONS CITRATE AGAR (VEG.) | TMV 348 | See MORE | |
SOYABEAN CASEIN DIGEST MEDIUM WITH TWEEN 80 AND LECITHIN | TM 1897 | See MORE | |
SS AGAR (SALMONELLA SHIGELLA AGAR) | TM 386 | See MORE | |
STUART TRANSPORT MEDIUM (TRANSPORT MEDIUM, STUART) | TM 420 | See MORE | |
TCBS AGAR (VIBRIO SELECTIVE AGAR) | TM 436 | See MORE | |
TRIPLE SUGAR IRON AGAR | TM 424 | See MORE | |
TRYPTONE TELLURITE AGAR BASE | TM 1109 | See MORE | |
UREA AGAR BASE (CHRISTENSEN) (AUTOCLAVABLE) | TM 394 | See MORE | |
UREA BROTH (UREA BROTH MEDIUM) (as per IP 2007) | TM 425 | See MORE | |
VIOLET RED BILE GLUCOSE AGAR (USP/EP/JP/BP/IP) | TMH 117 | See MORE | |
VOGEL-JOHNSON AGAR BASE W/O TELLURITE (V. J. AGAR BASE) | TM 395 | See MORE | |
VRE AGAR BASE (VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI AGAR) | TM 1642 | See MORE | |
VRE BROTH BASE (VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI BROTH) | TM 1643 | See MORE | |
WILSON BLAIR AGAR W/ BG (BRILLIANT GREEN) | TM 917 | See MORE | |
XLD AGAR | TM 492 | See MORE |