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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ARABINOSE AGAR BASE | TM 1470 | See MORE | |
AZIDE BLOOD AGAR BASE | TM 028 | See MORE | |
b-STREPTOCOCCUS SELECTIVE AGAR BASE | TM 2347 | See MORE | |
B.A.G.G BROTH BASE (BUFFERED AZIDE GLUCOSE GLYCEROL BROTH BASE) | TM 030 | See MORE | |
BALANCED SENSITIVITY TEST MEDIUM | TM 032 | See MORE | |
BHI W/ 0.1% AGAR (BRAIN HEART INFUSION W/ 0.1% AGAR) | TM 1992 | See MORE | |
BILE ESCULIN AGAR BASE | TM 037 | See MORE | |
BILE ESCULIN AZIDE AGAR (as per ISO) | TM 1883 | See MORE | |
BILE ESCULIN AZIDE AGAR, MODIFIED | TM 2006 | See MORE | |
BILE ESCULIN AZIDE BROTH | TM 1793 | See MORE | |
BILE ESCULIN AZIDE BROTH, MODIFIED | TM 2007 | See MORE | |
BLOOD AGAR BASE, MODIFIED | TM 2010 | See MORE | |
BRAIN HEART INFUSION BROTH | TM 362 | See MORE | |
C.L.E.D. AGAR (W/ BROMO THYMOL BLUE) (BROLACIN AGAR) | TM 405 | See MORE | |
C.L.E.D. AGAR (W/ BROMO THYMOL BLUE) (BROLACIN AGAR) (VEG.) | TMV 405 | See MORE | |
C.L.E.D. AGAR BASE W/O INDICATOR | TM 2025 | See MORE | |
C.L.E.D. AGAR W/ ANDRADE INDICATOR (CYSTINE LACTOSE ELECTROLYTE DEFICIENT AGAR) | TM 054 | See MORE | |
C.L.E.D. AGAR W/ ANDRADE INDICATOR (CYSTINE LACTOSE ELECTROLYTE DEFICIENT AGAR) (VEG.) | TMV 054 | See MORE | |
C.L.E.D. AGAR W/BROMO THYMOL BLUE | TM 2026 | See MORE | |
CASEIN HYDROLYSATE AGAR W/ 1.5% AGAR | TM 569 | See MORE | |
CASEIN HYDROLYSATE BROTH | TM 570 | See MORE | |
CASITOSE BROTH | TM 2031 | See MORE | |
CHROMOGENIC CLED AGAR BASE | TM 1833 | See MORE | |
CHROMOGENIC COLIFORM AGAR (CCA) W/1% AGAR * (ISO 9308-1:2014) | TM 2115 | See MORE | |
CHROMOGENIC ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM AGAR BASE | TM 1632 | See MORE | |
CHROMOGENIC UNIVERSAL DIFFERENTIAL MEDIUM | TM 2126 | 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 | |
DIAGNOSTIC SENSITIVITY TEST AGAR (DST AGAR) | TM 605 | See MORE | |
ESCULIN AGAR | TM 730 | See MORE | |
ESCULIN AZIDE BROTH | TM 731 | See MORE | |
ESCULIN AZIDE BROTH (VEG.) | TMV 731 | See MORE | |
ESCULIN MANNITO AGAR | TM 2071 | See MORE | |
FLUID LACTOSE MEDIUM W/ SOYA LECITHIN AND POLYSORBATE 20 (DOUBLE PACK) (PART – I) | TM 734 | See MORE | |
GBS MEDIUM BASE | TM 1545 | See MORE | |
HAEMOPHILUS TEST AGAR BASE | TM 1352 | See MORE | |
HARTLEY’S DIGEST BROTH | TM 374 | See MORE | |
HARTLEY’S DIGEST BROTH (VEG.) | TMV 374 | See MORE | |
HIGH SENSITIVITY AGAR | TM 123 | See MORE | |
HIGH SENSITIVITY TEST BROTH | TM 1805 | See MORE | |
HIPPURATE HYDROLYSIS BROTH | TM 969 | See MORE | |
HOYLE MEDIUM BASE | TM 522 | See MORE | |
ISLAMS MEDIUM BASE FOR GROUP B STREPTOCOCCI | TM 2139 | See MORE | |
KF STREPTOCOCCAL BROTH BASE | TM 747 | See MORE | |
KF STREPTOCOCCUS AGAR BASE W/ BCP | TM 138 | See MORE | |
KF STREPTOCOCCUS BROTH BASE W/ BCP | TM 139 | See MORE | |
MacCONKEY AGAR | TM 1898 | See MORE | |
MacCONKEY AGAR (as per BIS) | TM 1036 | See MORE | |
MacCONKEY AGAR (W/ 0.075 NR, 0.5% BILE SALTS & 1.2% AGAR W/O CV & NaCl) | TM 232 | See MORE | |
MacCONKEY AGAR (W/ 0.075 NR, 0.5% BILE SALTS & 1.2% AGAR W/O CV & NaCl) (VEG.) | TMV 232 | 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 (W/O CV, W/ 1.2% AGAR) | TM 528 | See MORE | |
MacCONKEY AGAR BASE W/O CARBOHYDRATES | TM 199 | 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 | |
MITIS SALIVARIUS AGAR BASE | TM 221 | See MORE | |
MITIS SALIVARIUS AGAR BASE (VEG.) | TMV 221 | See MORE | |
MUELLER HINTON AGAR | TM 339 | See MORE | |
MUELLER HINTON AGAR (VEG.) | TMV 339 | See MORE | |
MUELLER HINTON AGAR NO.2 | TM 236 | See MORE | |
MUELLER HINTON BROTH | TM 325 | See MORE | |
MUELLER HINTON BROTH (VEG.) | TMV 325 | See MORE | |
MUELLER HINTON BROTH NO.2 | TM 1577 | See MORE | |
NUTRIENT AGAR (pH 6.8) | TM 1038 | See MORE | |
NUTRIENT AGAR (pH 6.8) (as per ISO) | TM 1038A | See MORE | |
NUTRIENT BROTH (W/O NaCl) pH 6.9 | TM 327 | See MORE | |
NUTRIENT BROTH (W/O NaCl) pH 6.9 (VEG.) | TMV 327 | See MORE | |
NUTRIENT MEDIUM | TM 2258 | See MORE | |
PHENYLETHANOL AGAR BASE | TM 2279 | See MORE | |
PHENYLETHYL ALCOHOL AGAR | TM 2278 | See MORE | |
PIKE STREPTOCOCCAL BROTH BASE | TM 542 | See MORE | |
PLATE COUNT AGAR (STANDARD PLATE AGAR) | TM 544 | See MORE | |
PLATE COUNT AGAR (STANDARD PLATE AGAR) (VEG.) | TMV 544 | See MORE | |
RAPID-SENSITIVITY TEST AGAR | TM 124 | See MORE | |
RAPID-SENSITIVITY TEST BROTH | TM 1466 | See MORE | |
SALT BROTH, MODIFIED | TM 1082 | See MORE | |
SENSITIVITY TEST MEDIUM | TM 856 | See MORE | |
SF BROTH | TM 844 | See MORE | |
SF BROTH, MODIFIED | TM 845 | See MORE | |
SORBITOL IRON AGAR | TM 859 | See MORE | |
SOYABEAN CASEIN DIGEST AGAR W/ YEAST EXTRACT | TM 860 | See MORE | |
STREPTOCOCCUS ENRICHMENT BROTH (SE BROTH) | TM 584 | See MORE | |
STREPTOCOCCUS ENRICHMENT BROTH (SE BROTH) (VEG.) | TMV 584 | See MORE | |
STREPTOCOCCUS SELECTION AGAR (STREPTOSEL AGAR) | TM 432 | See MORE | |
STREPTOCOCCUS SELECTION AGAR (STREPTOSEL AGAR) (VEG.) | TMV 432 | See MORE | |
STREPTOCOCCUS SELECTION BROTH (STREPTOSEL BROTH) | TM 532 | See MORE | |
STREPTOCOCCUS SELECTION BROTH (STREPTOSEL BROTH) (VEG.) | TMV 532 | See MORE | |
UNIVERSAL FASTIDIOUS CULTURE AGAR | TM 2408 | See MORE | |
UNIVERSAL FASTIDIOUS CULTURE BROTH | TM 2409 | See MORE | |
VRE AGAR BASE (VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI AGAR) | TM 1642 | See MORE | |
VRE BROTH BASE (VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI BROTH) | TM 1643 | See MORE |