FLUID THIOGLYCOLLATE MEDIUM (USP/EP/BP/JP/IP)

Brewer formulated Fluid Thioglycollate Medium for rapid cultivation of aerobes as well as anaerobes including microaerophiles by adding a reducing agent and small amount of agar. The USP, BP, EP and AOAC have recommended the media for sterility testing of antibiotics, biologicals and foods and for determining the phenol coefficient and sporicidal effect of disinfectants. However, it is intended for the examination of clear liquid or water-soluble materials.

For sterility testing of biologicals and cultivation of aerobes and microphiles inaccordance with harmonized method.