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. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAIN HEART CC AGAR * | TM 581 | See MORE | |
| BUFFERED GLUCOSE BROTH (MR-VP MEDIUM) (VEG.) | TMV 324 | See MORE | |
| CHROMOGENIC M-LAURYL SULPHATE AGAR * | TM 1638 | See MORE | |
| CHROMOGENIC VRE MEDIA BAS | TM 1907 | See MORE | |
| EMB AGAR | TM 336 | See MORE | |
| EMB AGAR (VEG.) | TMV 336 | See MORE | |
| EMB AGAR BASE | TM 723 | See MORE | |
| EMB BROTH (VEG.) | TMV 314 | See MORE | |
| FLUID TETRATHIONATE MEDIUM W/O IODINE AND BG, MODIFIED | TM 2083 | See MORE | |
| FLUID THIOGLYCOLLATE MEDIUM (as per USP/EP/BP/JP) (VEG.) | TMV 318 | See MORE | |
| FLUID THIOGLYCOLLATE MEDIUM (THIOGLYCOLLATE MEDIUM FLUID) | TM 2084 | See MORE | |
| L.J. MEDIUM W/O. STARCH (as per International Standard) | TM 526 | See MORE | |
| LURIA BROTH | TM 377 | See MORE | |
| LURIA BROTH (VEG.) | TMV 377 | See MORE | |
| MacCONKEY AGAR (W/ CV, NaCl, 0.15% BILE SALTS & 1% LACTOSE) | TM 337 | See MORE | |
| MacCONKEY AGAR (W/ CV, NaCl, 0.15% BILE SALTS & 1% LACTOSE) (VEG.) | TMV 337 | 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 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 | |
| MEAT EXTRACT BROTH | TM 2241 | See MORE | |
| MOTILITY-INDOLE-LYSINE MEDIUM (MIL MEDIUM) | TM 225 | See MORE | |
| SIMMONS CITRATE AGAR (VEG.) | TMV 348 | See MORE | |
| SOYA CASEIN DIGEST AGAR W/LTHTh | TM 1861 | See MORE | |
| SOYABEAN CASEIN DIGEST MEDIUM WITH TWEEN 80 AND LECITHIN | TM 1897 | See MORE |