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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ANTIBIOTIC ASSAY MEDIUM C (as per BP) | TM 1965 | See MORE | |
ANTIBIOTIC ASSAY MEDIUM NO. 3 (as per USP) | TM 1734 | See MORE | |
ANTIBIOTIC ASSAY MEDIUM NO. 3 (ASSAY BROTH) | TM 015 | See MORE | |
ANTIBIOTIC ASSAY MEDIUM NO. 3 (ASSAY BROTH) (VEG.) | TMV 015 | See MORE | |
ANTIBIOTIC ASSAY MEDIUM NO. 36 | TM 1974 | See MORE | |
ANTIBIOTIC ASSAY MEDIUM NO. 37 (as per USP) | TM 1476 | See MORE | |
ANTIBIOTIC ASSAY MEDIUM NO. 37 (SOYA CASEIN DIGEST MEDIUM) (TRYPTONE SOYA BROTH) | TM 332 | See MORE | |
ANTIBIOTIC ASSAY MEDIUM NO. 37 (SOYA CASEIN DIGEST MEDIUM) (TRYPTONE SOYA BROTH) (VEG.) | TMV 332 | See MORE | |
ANTIBIOTIC ASSAY MEDIUM NO.1 (as per USP) | TM 1729 | See MORE | |
ANTIBIOTIC ASSAY MEDIUM NO.1 (SEED AGAR) | TM 390 | See MORE | |
ANTIBIOTIC ASSAY MEDIUM NO.1 (SEED AGAR) (VEG.) | TMV 390 | See MORE | |
ANTIBIOTIC ASSAY MEDIUM NO.2 (as per USP) | TM 1731 | See MORE | |
ANTIBIOTIC ASSAY MEDIUM NO.2 (BASE AGAR) | TM 359 | See MORE | |
ANTIBIOTIC ASSAY MEDIUM NO.2 (BASE AGAR) (VEG.) | TMV 359 | See MORE | |
ARABINOSE AGAR BASE | TM 1470 | See MORE | |
BALANCED SENSITIVITY TEST MEDIUM | TM 032 | See MORE | |
BHI AGAR MODIFIED (BRAIN HEART INFUSION AGAR, MODIFIED) | TM 1990 | See MORE | |
BLUE AGAR | TM 947 | See MORE | |
BRAIN HEART INFUSION AGAR | TM 361 | See MORE | |
BRAIN HEART INFUSION AGAR (VEG.) | TMV 361 | See MORE | |
BUFFERED NaCl-PEPTONE SOLUTION (as per USP/EP/JP/BP) | TMH 101 | See MORE | |
BUFFERED NaCl-PEPTONE SOLUTION (as per USP/EP/JP/BP) (VEG.) | TMHV 101 | See MORE | |
BUFFERED PEPTONE WATER (as per EP) | TM 1837 | See MORE | |
C.L.E.D. AGAR W/ ANDRADE INDICATOR (CYSTINE LACTOSE ELECTROLYTE DEFICIENT AGAR) (VEG.) | TMV 054 | See MORE | |
CAMPYLOBACTER ENRICHMENT BROTH BASE (PRESTON ENRICHMENT BROTH BASE) | TM 603 | See MORE | |
CARBOHYDRATE CONSUMPTION BROTH BASE | TM 1159 | 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 | |
DEV GELATIN AGAR (GELATIN DEV AGAR) | TM 1546 | See MORE | |
DEY-ENGLEY (D/E) NEUTRALIZING BROTH (W/O BROMO CRESOL PURPLE) (as per USP) | TM 1530 | See MORE | |
DISINFECTANT TEST BROTH (USING S. AUREUS as TEST ORGANISM) (as per BIS) | TM 313 | See MORE | |
EUGONIC LT 100 BROTH BASE W/O TWEEN 80 (ISO 21149:2017) | TM 2073 | See MORE | |
EUGONIC LT 100 MEDIUM BASE W/O TWEEN 80 | TM 2072 | See MORE | |
FDA BROTH (ATCC BACTERIOSTASIS BROTH) | TM 935 | See MORE | |
FILL TEST MEDIUM | TSM 2129 | See MORE | |
FILL TEST MEDIUM (VEG.) | TSMV 2129 | See MORE | |
FLUID CASEIN DIGEST SOYA-LECITHIN POLYSORBATE 20 MEDIUM (DOUBLE PACK) (as per USP) (PART – I) | TM 1536 | See MORE | |
FLUID LACTOSE MEDIUM W/ SOYA LECITHIN AND POLYSORBATE 20 (DOUBLE PACK) (PART – I) | TM 734 | See MORE | |
GELATIN PEPTONE AGAR | TM 2098 | See MORE | |
INDOLE NITRATE MEDIUM (TRYPTONE NITRATE MEDIUM) | TM 468 | See MORE | |
LECITHIN AGAR (VEG.) * | TMV 1373 | See MORE | |
LETHEEN AGAR (VEG.) | TMV 156 | See MORE | |
LETHEEN AGAR * | TM 156 | See MORE | |
LETHEEN AGAR I MODIFIED | TM 2157 | See MORE | |
LETHEEN AGAR W/ TRITON X-100 | TM 1557 | See MORE | |
LETHEEN BROTH (as per USP) | TM 1558 | See MORE | |
LETHEEN BROTH, AOAC (VEG.) * | TMV 158 | See MORE | |
LIQUOID BROTH (VEG.) | TMV 1222 | See MORE | |
M- ENRICHMENT BROTH | TM 2184 | See MORE | |
M-FILTER RINSE BROTH | TM 2187 | See MORE | |
M-NUTRIENT BROTH | TM 2196 | See MORE | |
M-PC BROTH | TM 2199 | See MORE | |
M-STANDARD METHODS BROTH | TM 2200 | See MORE | |
M-TRYPTONE GLUCOSE EXTRACT BROTH | TM 2206 | See MORE | |
MacCONKEY AGAR (as per BIS) | TM 1036 | See MORE | |
MacCONKEY AGAR W/O CV, W/0.5% SODIUM TAUROCHOLATE | TM 2223 | See MORE | |
MANNITOL MOTILITY NITRATE MEDIUM | TM 531 | See MORE | |
MANNITOL MOTILITY TEST MEDIUM | TM 530 | See MORE | |
MANNITOL MOTILITY TEST MEDIUM (VEG.) | TMV 530 | See MORE | |
MEAT INFUSION AGAR (STANDARD INFUSION AGAR) | TM 864 | See MORE | |
MOTILITY SULPHIDE MEDIUM | TM 793 | See MORE | |
MOTILITY TEST MEDIUM (EDWARDS AND EWING) | TM 228 | See MORE | |
MUG NUTRIENT AGAR | TM 1030 | See MORE | |
MUG TRYPTONE SOYA AGAR (MUG CASO AGAR) | TM 1235 | See MORE | |
NEUTRALISING FLUID (as per BP/EP) (PART – I) | TM 1269 | See MORE | |
NUTRIENT AGAR (as per IP) | TM 343 | See MORE | |
NUTRIENT AGAR (VEG.) | TMV 1054 | See MORE | |
NUTRIENT AGAR (VEG.) | TMV 341 | See MORE | |
NUTRIENT AGAR 1.5% (ISO 1995, ISO/DIS 13720:2010) | TM 2256 | See MORE | |
NUTRIENT AGAR 1.5% (VEG.) | TMV 1055 | See MORE | |
NUTRIENT AGAR W/O NaCl (as per USP) | TM 342 | See MORE | |
NUTRIENT BROTH (VEG.) | TMV 350 | See MORE | |
NUTRIENT BROTH (W/ 1% PEPTONE) (as per BIS) | TM 1270 | See MORE | |
NUTRIENT BROTH (W/O NaCl) pH 6.9 (VEG.) | TMV 327 | See MORE | |
NUTRIENT GELATIN (as per BIS) | TM 1059 | See MORE | |
NUTRIENT MEDIUM | TM 2258 | See MORE | |
PEPTONE WATER (as per BIS) | TM 805 | See MORE | |
PEPTONE WATER (VEG.) | TMV 330 | See MORE | |
PHENOLPHTHALEIN PHOSPHATE AGAR | TM 824 | See MORE | |
PHENOLPHTHALEIN PHOSPHATE AGAR (VEG.) | TMV 824 | 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/ TWEEN 80 AND LECITHIN | TM 2284 | See MORE | |
POLYSORBATE 80 AGAR (DOUBLE PACK) (PART – I) | TM 830 | See MORE | |
POLYSORBATE 80 AGAR (DOUBLE PACK) (VEG.) (PART – I) | TMV 830 | See MORE | |
R2A AGAR, MODIFIED | TM 2299 | See MORE | |
RINSING FLUID | TM 2304 | See MORE | |
SENSITIVITY TEST MEDIUM | TM 856 | See MORE | |
SKIM MILK AGAR (PLATE COUNT AGAR) (PCA) | TM 1608 | See MORE | |
SOYA CASEIN DIGEST AGAR (TRYPTONE SOYA AGAR) (CASO AGAR) (as per USP/EP/JP/BP) | TMH 103 | See MORE | |
SOYA CASEIN DIGEST AGAR (TRYPTONE SOYA AGAR) (CASO AGAR) (as per USP/EP/JP/BP) (VEG.) | TMHV 103 | See MORE | |
SOYA CASEIN DIGEST AGAR W/LTHTh | TM 1861 | See MORE | |
SOYA CASEIN DIGEST MEDIUM | 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 | |
SOYBEAN CASEIN DIGEST MEDIUM (TRYPTONE SOYA BROTH) (CASO BROTH) (as per USP/EP/JP/BP) | TMH 102 | See MORE | |
SOYBEAN CASEIN DIGEST MEDIUM (TRYPTONE SOYA BROTH) (CASO BROTH) (as per USP/EP/JP/BP) (VEG.) | TMHV 102 | See MORE | |
SOYBEAN CASEIN DIGEST MEDIUM W/ 0.5% SOYA LECITHIN | TM 1932 | See MORE | |
SOYBEAN CASEIN DIGEST MEDIUM W/ BCP (TRYPTONE SOYA BROTH W/BCP) | TM 1929 | See MORE | |
STANDARD NUTRIENT AGAR | TM 596 | See MORE | |
STANDARD NUTRIENT AGAR NO.1 | TM 865 | See MORE | |
STANDARD NUTRIENT AGAR NO.2 | TM 1614 | See MORE | |
STANDARD NUTRIENT BROTH NO.1 | TM 866 | See MORE | |
SULPHA SENSITIVITY TEST AGAR | TM 2352 | See MORE | |
SUPER BROTH | TM 2353 | See MORE | |
SUPER BROTH NO. II | TM 2354 | See MORE | |
TGB AGAR (TRYPTONE GLUCOSE BEEF EXTRACT AGAR) | TM 437 | See MORE | |
TGB AGAR (VEG.) | TMV 437 | See MORE | |
TRANSPORT LIQUID MEDIUM | TM 2380 | See MORE | |
TRIBUTYRIN AGAR BASE W/O TRIBUTYRIN | TM 885 | See MORE | |
TRYPTONE AGAR | TM 889 | See MORE | |
TRYPTONE DEXTROSE AGAR | TM 893 | 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 SALT BROTH | TM 1310 | See MORE | |
TRYPTONE SALT BROTH (ISO:1999 ISO/DIS 6887-1:2017) | TM 2385 | See MORE | |
TRYPTONE SOYA BROTH (SOYA CASEIN DIGEST MEDIUM) (as per IP) (VEG.) | TMV 419 | See MORE | |
TRYPTONE SOYA BROTH W/4% POLYSORBATE 20 & 0.5% LECITHIN | TM 2389 | See MORE | |
TRYPTONE SOYA BROTH W/PHENOL RED | TM 2392 | See MORE | |
TRYPTONE SOYA-TRYPTOSE BROTH | TM 2395 | See MORE | |
TSB CAP4 W/TWEEN 80 | TM 2393 | See MORE | |
UNIVERSAL FASTIDIOUS CULTURE BROTH | TM 2409 | See MORE | |
YEAST EXTRACT AGAR | TM 496 | See MORE | |
YEAST EXTRACT AGAR (as per ISO) | TM 1827 | See MORE | |
YT AGAR | TM 592 | See MORE |