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. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGAR MEDIUM J (DEOXYCHOLATE CITRATE AGAR) (as per BP/EP/IP) | TM 977 | See MORE | |
| AGAR MEDIUM S (R-2 A AGAR) (as per EP/BP) | TM 1956 | See MORE | |
| ANTIBIOTIC ASSAY MEDIUM NO. 36 (SOYA BEAN CASEIN DIGEST AGAR) (TRYPTONE SOYA AGAR) (as per USP) | TM 345 | See MORE | |
| ANTIBIOTIC SULPHONAMIDE SENSITIVITY TEST AGAR (ASS AGAR) | TM 1460 | See MORE | |
| ARABINOSE AGAR BASE | TM 1470 | See MORE | |
| AZIDE BLOOD AGAR BASE | TM 028 | See MORE | |
| AZIDE DEXTROSE BROTH | TM 412 | See MORE | |
| AZIDE DEXTROSE BROTH W/ BCP | TM 029 | 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 | |
| BHI W/ 6.5% NaCL (BRAIN HEART INFUSION BROTH WITH 6.5 % NaCL) | TM 1993 | See MORE | |
| BILE ESCULIN AGAR | TM 036 | See MORE | |
| BILE ESCULIN AGAR BASE | TM 037 | See MORE | |
| BILE ESCULIN AGAR, MODIFIED | TM 2005 | See MORE | |
| BILE ESCULIN AZIDE AGAR | TM 038 | 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 | |
| BROMO CRESOL PURPLE AZIDE BROTH | TM 049 | 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 | |
| CAE AGAR BASE (CITRATE AZIDE ENTEROCOCCUS AGAR BASE) | TM 1151 | 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 | |
| CHINA BLUE LACTOSE AGAR | TM 604 | See MORE | |
| CHROMOGENIC BACILLUS AGAR | TM 1523 | 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 ENTEROCOCCI BROTH * | TM 1344 | 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 | |
| CITRATE AZIDE AGAR | TM 2040 | See MORE | |
| CITRATE AZIDE TWEEN CARBONATE BASE | TM 2041 | See MORE | |
| COOKED MEAT MEDIUM (R.C. MEDIUM) (as per BIS) | TM 703 | See MORE | |
| COOKED MEAT MEDIUM (R.C. MEDIUM) (COMPLETE SOLUBLE) | TM 366 | See MORE | |
| COOKED MEAT MEDIUM (R.C. MEDIUM) (MEAT GRANULES) | TM 702 | See MORE | |
| DEV GELATIN AGAR (GELATIN DEV AGAR) | TM 1546 | See MORE | |
| DEV LACTOSE PEPTONE BROTH | TM 1617 | See MORE | |
| DIAGNOSTIC SENSITIVITY TEST AGAR (DST AGAR) | TM 605 | See MORE | |
| DRIGALSKI LITMUS LACTOSE AGAR | TM 1169 | See MORE | |
| EDWARD’S MEDIUM BASE, MODIFIED | TM 955 | See MORE | |
| ENTEROCOCCUS AGAR BASE | TM 2069 | See MORE | |
| ENTEROCOCCUS CONFIRMATORY AGAR | TM 727 | See MORE | |
| ENTEROCOCCUS CONFIRMATORY BROTH | TM 728 | See MORE | |
| ENTEROCOCCUS DIFFERENTIAL AGAR BASE (TITG AGAR BASE) | TM 2070 | See MORE | |
| ENTEROCOCCUS PRESUMPTIVE BROTH | TM 729 | See MORE | |
| ESCULIN AGAR | TM 730 | See MORE | |
| ESCULIN AZIDE BROTH | TM 731 | See MORE | |
| ESCULIN AZIDE BROTH (VEG.) | TMV 731 | See MORE | |
| ESCULIN IRON AGAR | TM 102 | See MORE | |
| ESCULIN MANNITO AGAR | TM 2071 | See MORE | |
| ETHYL VIOLET AZIDE BROTH (E.V.A. BROTH) (as per BIS) | TM 1179 | See MORE | |
| ETHYL VIOLET AZIDE DEXTROSE AGAR | TM 991 | See MORE | |
| FLUID LACTOSE MEDIUM | TM 2081 | See MORE | |
| FLUID LACTOSE MEDIUM (LACTOSE BROTH) (as per IP) | TM 1538 | See MORE | |
| FLUID LACTOSE MEDIUM (LACTOSE BROTH) (as per USP) | TM 1537 | See MORE | |
| FLUID LACTOSE MEDIUM (VEG.) | TMV 2081 | See MORE | |
| GBS MEDIUM BASE | TM 1545 | See MORE | |
| GLUCOSE AZIDE BROTH | TM 1193 | See MORE | |
| GTC AGAR BASE | TM 1190 | 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 | |
| HETEROTROPHIC PLATE COUNT AGAR | TM 2109 | See MORE | |
| HIGH PLATE COUNT AGAR | TM 2133 | 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 | |
| KANAMYCIN ESCULIN AZIDE AGAR | TM 2141 | See MORE | |
| KANAMYCIN ESCULIN AZIDE BROTH | TM 2142 | See MORE | |
| KF STREPTOCOCCAL AGAR BASE | TM 136 | 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 | |
| LACTOSE BROTH | TM 757 | See MORE | |
| LACTOSE BROTH (FLUID LACTOSE MEDIUM) (VEG.) | TMV 757 | See MORE | |
| LACTOSE MONOHYDRATE BROTH (BROTH MEDIUM D) | TM 2152 | See MORE | |
| M-(HPC) HETEROTROPHIC PLATE COUNT AGAR BASE | TM 2188 | See MORE | |
| M-(HPC) HETEROTROPHIC PLATE COUNT BROTH BASE | TM 1233 | See MORE | |
| M-(HPC) HETEROTROPHIC PLATE COUNT BROTH BASE | TM 2189 | See MORE | |
| M-AZIDE BROTH BASE | TM 2177 | See MORE | |
| M-ENTEROCOCCUS AGAR BASE | TM 176 | See MORE | |
| M-ENTEROCOCCUS AGAR BASE, MODIFIED | TM 2185 | See MORE | |
| M-FILTER RINSE BROTH | TM 2187 | See MORE | |
| M-NUTRIENT BROTH | TM 2196 | See MORE | |
| M-PC BROTH | TM 2199 | See MORE | |
| M17 AGAR BASE | TM 182 | See MORE | |
| M17 AGAR BASE (VEG.) | TMV 182 | See MORE | |
| M17 AGAR W/O LACTOSE | TM 183 | See MORE | |
| M17 AGAR WITH GLYCEROPHOSPHATE | TM 2211 | See MORE | |
| M17 BROTH | TM 185 | See MORE | |
| MacCONKEY AGAR | TM 1898 | See MORE | |
| MacCONKEY AGAR (as per BIS) | TM 1036 | See MORE | |
| MacCONKEY AGAR (as per USP/EP/BP/JP) | TMH 118 | 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.) | TMH 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 MEDIUM (as per IP) | TM 1698 | 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 | |
| MUD SF BROTH BASE | TM 2220 | 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 | |
| MUG BROMOCRESOL PURPLE BROTH W/ LACTOSE | TM 1389 | See MORE | |
| MUG PLATE COUNT AGAR | TM 1031 | See MORE | |
| NEUTRALISING BUFFER | TM 1052 | See MORE | |
| NUTRIENT AGAR (pH 6.8) | TM 1038 | See MORE | |
| NUTRIENT AGAR (pH 6.8) (as per ISO) | TM 1038A | See MORE | |
| NUTRIENT AGAR 1.5% (ISO 1995, ISO/DIS 13720:2010) | TM 2256 | See MORE | |
| NUTRIENT AGAR NO. 2 (as per BIS) | TM 798 | See MORE | |
| NUTRIENT AGAR W/O NaCl (as per USP) | TM 342 | See MORE | |
| NUTRIENT AGAR, (pH 7.0) | TM 1057 | 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 | |
| NUTRITIVE CASEINATE AGAR | TM 534 | See MORE | |
| PFIZER SELECTIVE ENTEROCOCCUS AGAR | TM 810 | 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 | TM 363 | See MORE | |
| PLATE COUNT AGAR (as per BIS) | TM 828 | See MORE | |
| PLATE COUNT AGAR (STANDARD PLATE AGAR) | TM 544 | See MORE | |
| PLATE COUNT AGAR (STANDARD PLATE AGAR) (VEG.) | TMV 544 | See MORE | |
| PLATE COUNT AGAR (VEG.) | TMV 363 | See MORE | |
| PLATE COUNT AGAR W/O DEXTROSE | TM 2285 | See MORE | |
| R-2A AGAR | TM 269 | See MORE | |
| R-2A AGAR (VEG.) | TMV 269 | See MORE | |
| R-2A BROTH | TM 1592 | See MORE | |
| R-3A AGAR | TM 838 | See MORE | |
| R-3A BROTH | TM 1593 | See MORE | |
| R2A AGAR, MODIFIED | TM 2299 | See MORE | |
| RAPID ENTEROCOCCI AGAR | TM 839 | See MORE | |
| RAPID-SENSITIVITY TEST AGAR | TM 124 | See MORE | |
| RAPID-SENSITIVITY TEST BROTH | TM 1466 | See MORE | |
| RINSING FLUID | TM 2304 | 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 | |
| SKIM MILK | TM 574 | See MORE | |
| SKIM MILK AGAR | TM 295 | See MORE | |
| SLANETZ AND BARTLEY MEDIUM | TM 1405 | See MORE | |
| SLANETZ AND BARTLEY MEDIUM (ISO/DIS 7899-2: 2000) | TM 2336 | See MORE | |
| SLANETZ AND BARTLEY MEDIUM W/O TTC | TM 1609 | See MORE | |
| SORBITOL IRON AGAR | TM 859 | See MORE | |
| SOYA CASEIN DIGEST AGAR (as per USP/IP) | TSMH 345 | See MORE | |
| SOYA CASEIN DIGEST AGAR (TRYPTONE SOYA AGAR) (CASO AGAR) (as per USP/EP/JP/BP) | TMH 103 | See MORE | |
| SOYABEAN CASEIN DIGEST AGAR W/ YEAST EXTRACT | TM 860 | See MORE | |
| SOYABEAN CASEIN DIGEST MEDIUM W/ MANNITOL, STERILE POWDER | TSM 1938 | See MORE | |
| SOYBEAN CASEIN DIGEST MEDIUM (as per USP/EP/JP/BP) | TSMH 332 | See MORE | |
| SOYBEAN CASEIN DIGEST MEDIUM (as per USP/EP/JP/BP) (VEG.) | TSMVH 332 | See MORE | |
| STERILITY TESTING MEDIUM – A | TM 869 | 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 | |
| SUGAR FREE AGAR | TM 548 | See MORE | |
| TGB AGAR (TRYPTONE GLUCOSE BEEF EXTRACT AGAR) | TM 437 | See MORE | |
| TGB AGAR (VEG.) | TMV 437 | See MORE | |
| TRYPTONE GLUCOSE YEAST EXTRACT AGAR | TM 466 | See MORE | |
| TRYPTONE GLUCOSE YEAST EXTRACT AGAR (VEG.) | TMV 466 | See MORE | |
| TRYPTONE GLUCOSE YEAST EXTRACT BROTH (STANDARD METHOD BROTH) | TM 467 | See MORE | |
| TRYPTONE GLUCOSE YEAST EXTRACT BROTH (STANDARD METHOD BROTH) (VEG.) | TMV 467 | See MORE | |
| TRYPTONE SOYA AGAR W/ MgSO4 (as per AOAC) (TSAM) | TM 895 | See MORE | |
| UNIVERSAL FASTIDIOUS CULTURE AGAR | TM 2408 | See MORE | |
| UNIVERSAL FASTIDIOUS CULTURE BROTH | TM 2409 | See MORE | |
| VP MEDIUM FOR LISTERIA (ISO 11290-2-2017) | TM 2412 | See MORE | |
| VRE AGAR BASE (VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI AGAR) | TM 1642 | See MORE | |
| VRE BROTH BASE (VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI BROTH) | TM 1643 | See MORE | |
| YT AGAR | TM 592 | See MORE |