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. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACID AGAR | TM 1945 | See MORE | |
| ALTERNATIVE THIOGLYCOLLATE MEDIUM (NIH THIOGLYCOLLATE MEDIUM) (as per IP) (VEG.) | TMV 302 | See MORE | |
| Alternative Thioglycollate Medium (Nih Thioglycollate Medium) (As Per USP) | TSM 301 | See MORE | |
| ANTIBIOTIC ASSAY MEDIUM J (as per IP) (VEG.) | TMV 1767 | See MORE | |
| Antibiotic Assay Medium No.11 (Neomycin, Erythromycin Assay Agar) (As Per USP) | TSM 022 | See MORE | |
| AZOTOBACTER AGAR (DEXTROSE) | TM 353 | See MORE | |
| AZOTOBACTER MEDIUM (MANNITOL) | TM 1649 | See MORE | |
| B.Q. Vaccine Medium (Thioglycollate Broth W/ Liver Extract) | TSM 216 | See MORE | |
| BACILLUS MEDIUM (DOUBLE PACK) | TM 942 | See MORE | |
| BALANCED SENSITIVITY TEST MEDIUM | TM 032 | See MORE | |
| BILE ESCULIN DISCS | TBL 021 | See MORE | |
| BISMUTH SULPHITE AGAR | TSM 039 | See MORE | |
| BRYANT AND BURKEY BROTH BASE (WITH RESAZURIN) | TM 1464 | See MORE | |
| BUFFERED NaCl-PEPTONE SOLUTION (as per USP/EP/JP/BP) (VEG.) | TMHV 101 | See MORE | |
| CASEIN HYDROLYSATE YEAST EXTRACT BROTH (CAYES) (CASAMINO ACID YEAST EXTRACT SALT BROTH) | TM 695 | See MORE | |
| CHLORTETRACYCLINE SELECTIVE SUPPLEMENT, MODIFIED | TS 259 | See MORE | |
| CHRISTENSEN CITRATE AGAR (VEG.) | TMV 065 | See MORE | |
| CITRATE AGAR (VEG.) | TMV 067 | See MORE | |
| CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS SUPPLEMENT | TS 258 | See MORE | |
| CORN MEAL AGAR (VEG.) | TMV 076 | See MORE | |
| CRYSTAL VIOLET LACTOSE BROTH (VEG.) | TMV 706 | See MORE | |
| CVTR MEDIUM (VIRAL TRANSPORT MEDIUM W/ CHARCOAL) | TM 1155 | See MORE | |
| CZAPEK DOX AGAR (VEG.) | TMV 367 | See MORE | |
| CZAPEK DOX BROTH (VEG.) | TMV 368 | See MORE | |
| Dextrose Broth (Glucose Broth) | TSM 308 | See MORE | |
| DEY-ENGLEY NEUTRALIZING BROTH W/ 1.0% SLS & 1.0% TWEEN 80 | TM 1900 | See MORE | |
| DEY-ENGLEY NEUTRALIZING BROTH W/ 10.0% TWEEN 80 (DOUBLE PACK) | TM 1904 | See MORE | |
| DIAGNOSTIC STUART?S UREA BROTH BASE (UREA BROTH BASE) (VEG.) | TMV 477 | See MORE | |
| DMACA INDOLE DISCS | TBL 022 | See MORE | |
| DODECYL BENZENE SULPHONIC ACID SODIUM SALT | 1023 | See MORE | |
| DURHAM TUBES | TMC 053 | See MORE | |
| E.T. Medium | TSM 985 | See MORE | |
| EE BROTH MOSSEL (ENTEROBACTERIA ENRICHMENT BROTH, MOSSEL) (as per USP/BP/JP/EP) (VEG.) | TMHV 107 | See MORE | |
| Emb Agar (Levine) | TSM 371 | See MORE | |
| Fill Test Medium | TSM 2129 | See MORE | |
| Fill Test Medium (Veg.) | TSMV 2129 | See MORE | |
| FLETCHER LEPTOSPIRA MEDIUM BASE (LEPTOSPIRA MEDIUM BASE, FLETCHER) | TM 106 | See MORE | |
| FLUID THIOGLYCOLLATE MEDIUM (as per USP) | TSM 318 | See MORE | |
| GANB MEDIUM (GENERAL ANAEROBIC BACTERIAL MEDIUM) | TM 1691 | See MORE | |
| GRAM?S SAFRANINE | TBL 026 | See MORE | |
| GRAM?S STAIN KIT | TK 004 | See MORE | |
| GREEN YEAST & MOLD BROTH | TM 519 | See MORE | |
| H.S. VACCINE MEDIUM (STANDARD NUTRIENT BROTH) | TSM 298 | See MORE | |
| HALF FRASER BROTH – (New Product) | TM 2447 | See MORE | |
| HIPPURATE HYDROLYSIS BROTH | TM 969 | See MORE | |
| HORSE SERUM | TS014 | See MORE | |
| IRON MILK MEDIUM | TM 109 | See MORE | |
| J. AGAR BASE | TM 1359 | See MORE | |
| J. BROTH BASE | TM 1360 | See MORE | |
| KOSER CITRATE MEDIUM (VEG.) | TMV 143 | See MORE | |
| KOVAC’S REAGENT STRIPS | TBL 023 | See MORE | |
| LACTOBACILLI AGAR (AOAC) (VEG.) | TMV 144 | See MORE | |
| LAKED BLOOD WITH KANAMYCIN AND VANCOMYCIN AGAR (LKV) | TM 2445 | See MORE | |
| LANDER TRANSPORT & STORAGE MEDIUM | TM 1430 | See MORE | |
| LAURYL TRYPTOSE MANNITOL BROTH W/TRYPTOPHAN (VEG.) | TMV151 | See MORE | |
| LEAD ACETATE AGAR (VEG.) | TMV 1217 | See MORE | |
| LEPTOSPIRA MEDIUM BASE | TM 153 | See MORE | |
| LEPTOSPIRA MEDIUM BASE, KORTHOF, MODIFIED | TM 155 | See MORE | |
| LETHEEN AGAR, MODIFIED (VEG.) | TMV 157 | See MORE | |
| LINCO T SUPPLEMENT (LINCOMYCIN-COLISTIN-AMPHOTERICIN-B TRIMETHOPRIM) | TS 041 | See MORE | |
| LISTERIA CONFIRMATORY AGAR BASE | TM 1375 | See MORE | |
| LISTERIA ENRICHMENT BROTH BASE | TM 2128 | See MORE | |
| LITMUS MILK (VEG.)(LITMUS SM BROTH) | TMV 165 | See MORE | |
| LOEFFLER?S METHYLENE BLUE | TBL 019 | See MORE | |
| LURIA BERTANI BROTH | TSM 406 | See MORE | |
| LURIA BROTH | TSM 377 | See MORE | |
| LYSINE MEDIUM BASE (VEG.) | TMV 172 | See MORE | |
| M17 AGAR W/ SODIUM GLYCEROPHOSPHATE (DOUBLE PACK) | TM 184 | See MORE | |
| M17 AGAR WITH GLYCEROPHOSPHATE | TM 2211 | See MORE | |
| MacCONKEY AGAR MEDIUM (as per USP 31) | TM 1697 | See MORE | |
| MacCONKEY AGAR W/O CV, W/0.15% BILE SALTS | TSM 349 | See MORE | |
| MacCONKEY AGAR(as per USP/EP/BP/JP) (VEG.) | TMHV 110 | See MORE | |
| MacCONKEY BROTH (as per USP/EP/JP/BP) | TSMH 2228 | See MORE | |
| MacCONKEY BROTH W/ B.C.P. & NaCl | TSM 529 | See MORE | |
| MacCONKEY BROTH W/ BCP (DOUBLE STRENGTH) (VEG.) | TMV 381 | See MORE | |
| MacCONKEY BROTH W/ BCP W/O NaCl | TM 323 | See MORE | |
| MALT EXTRACT BROTH, MODIFIED (as per Thom and Church) (VEG.) | TMV 1244 | See MORE | |
| MGYP AGAR | TM 1864 | See MORE | |
| MIU MEDIUM BASE (VEG.) | TMV 781 | See MORE | |
| MOXALACTAM | 3637 | See MORE | |
| MUG SF BROTH BASE | TM 1388 | See MORE | |
| NITRATE DISCS | TBL 027 | See MORE | |
| NITRATE REAGENT DISCS (Double Pack) | TBL 028 | See MORE | |
| NOVOBIOCIN SUPPLEMENT | TS 151 | See MORE | |
| NUTRIENT AGAR (W/ 1% PEPTONE) | TM 1056 | See MORE | |
| NUTRIENT BROTH | TSM 350 | See MORE | |
| ONPG DISCS | TBL 029 | See MORE | |
| PAPANICOLAOU?S EA-50 | TBL 055 | See MORE | |
| PAPANICOLAOU?S STAIN – KIT | TK 011 | See MORE | |
| pH INDICATOR PAPER 3.8 – 5.3 | TBL 044 | See MORE | |
| POTATO DEXTROSE AGAR | TSM 344 | See MORE | |
| POTATO DEXTROSE BROTH | TSM 331 | See MORE | |
| PRESTON AGAR BASE (VEG.) | TMV 1590 | See MORE | |
| SABOURAUD DEXTROSE AGAR | TSM 387 | See MORE | |
| SABOURAUD DEXTROSE BROTH (as per USP/EP/JP/BP) | TSMH 106 | See MORE | |
| SALINE PEPTONE WATER W/ 10% NaCl (ISO 21872-1-2017) | TM 2326 | See MORE | |
| SELENITE BROTH (SELENITE F BROTH) (DOUBLE PACK) (VEG.) | TMV 389 | See MORE | |
| SENSITIVITY TEST AGAR | TM 2135 | See MORE | |
| SIMMONS CITRATE AGAR (VEG.) | TMV 348 | See MORE | |
| SOYA CASEIN DIGEST AGAR (as per USP/IP) | TSMH 345 | See MORE | |
| SOYA CASEIN DIGEST MEDIUM (TRYPTONE SOYA BROTH) (CASO BROTH) | TSM 332 | See MORE | |
| SOYA CASEIN DIGEST MEDIUM (TRYPTONE SOYA BROTH) (CASO BROTH) (VEG.) | TSMV 332 | See MORE | |
| SOYA CASEIN DIGEST MEDIUM WITH BCP | TSM 332K | 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 | |
| SPIRIT BLUE AGAR | TM 1409 | See MORE | |
| STREPTOCOCUS SELECTIVE SUPPLEMENT | TS 256 | See MORE | |
| STUART TRANSPORT MEDIUM | TSM 420 | See MORE | |
| STUART TRANSPORT MEDIUM (TRANSPORT MEDIUM, STUART)(VEG.) | TMV 420 | See MORE | |
| SULPHATE API BROTH W/O SODIUM LACTATE (DOUBLE STRENGTH) | TM 1317 | See MORE | |
| T.A.T. BROTH WITH TWEEN 20 (as per USP) (VEG.) | TMV 1616 | See MORE | |
| TARTOFF – HOBBS BROTH (TERRIFIC BROTH) | TSM 1477 | See MORE | |
| TERGITOL – H – 7 BROTH (VEG.) | TMV 441 | See MORE | |
| TRIPLE SUGAR IRON AGAR (VEG.) | TMV 1625 | See MORE | |
| TRYPTONE LACTOSE IRON AGAR | TM 1108 | See MORE | |
| TRYPTONE WATER W/O NaCl (BIS) (IS : 5887 (Part V) 1976, reaffirmed 2005) | TM 891 | See MORE | |
| TRYPTONE YEAST SODIUM SULPHITE AGAR BASE (ISO 14189:2013) | TM 2400 | See MORE | |
| TRYPTOSE PHOSPHATE BROTH | TM 511 | See MORE | |
| TRYPTOSE PHOSPHATE BROTH (VEG.) | TMV 511 | See MORE | |
| TRYPTOSE PHOSPHATE BROTH, MODIFIED | TM 2403 | See MORE | |
| TRYPTOSE SERUM AGAR BASE | TM 2404 | See MORE | |
| TRYPTOSE SERUM BROTH BASE (MODIFIED NEWINGS TRYPTOSE BROTH BASE) | TM 2405 | See MORE | |
| TRYPTOSE SULPHITE NEOMYCIN AGAR | TM 609 | See MORE | |
| TRYPTOSE YEAST EXTRACT BROTH (as per AOAC) | TM 1112 | See MORE | |
| VEILLON AGAR | TM 1431 | See MORE | |
| VIOLET RED BILE AGAR | TSM 426 | See MORE | |
| VIOLET RED BILE GLUCOSE AGAR W/ LACTOSE (as per EP) | TM 550 | See MORE | |
| XYLOSE LYSINE AGAR BASE | TM 1478 | See MORE | |
| YEAST CARBON BASE (VEG.) | TMV 495 | See MORE | |
| YEAST MOLD BROTH ?TBL? | TM 1821 | See MORE | |
| YERSINIA SELECTIVE SUPPLEMENT – 2 | TS 312 | See MORE | |
| YOSHIKA MEDIUM | TM 1622 | See MORE |