Sheep Blood Agar Base, modified with added sheep blood was developed to allow maximum recovery of B. cereus without interfering with their haemolytic reactions. The composition and performance of this media are as per the specification laid down in ISO 21871:2006. It was formulated to be compatible with sheep blood and give improved haemolytic reactions of organisms. Bacillus cereus is a Gram -positive aerobic or facultatively anaerobic, motile, spore forming, rod shaped bacterium that is widely distributed environmentally. B. cereus is associated mainly with food poisoning and it is increasingly reported to be cause of serious and fatal non- gastrointestinal tract.

For cultivation and studying haemolytic reaction of Bacillus cereus.