Selenite F Broth Selenite Broth was devised by Leifson, who demonstrated that selenite was inhibitory for coliforms and certain other
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Category: Culture Media
Simmons Citrate Agar
Simmons Citrate Agar Simmons’ citrate agar is a selective and differential medium that tests for an organism’s ability to use
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Salmonella Shigella (SS) Agar
Salmonella Shigella (SS) Agar Salmonella Shigella (SS) Agar is moderately selective and differential medium for the isolation, cultivation and differentiation of Salmonella spp.
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Cetrimide Agar
Cetrimide Agar Introduction of Cetrimide Agar Cetrimide is a quaternary ammonium salt, which acts as a cationic detergent that reduces
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Thiosulfate-citrate-bile salts-sucrose (TCBS) Agar
Thiosulfate-citrate-bile salts-sucrose (TCBS) Agar Thiosulfate-citrate-bile salts-sucrose agar, or TCBS agar, is a type of selective agar that is used in microbiology laboratories to isolate Vibrio species. TCBS
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Lowenstein Jensen (LJ) Media
Lowenstein Jensen (LJ) Media Lowenstein Jensen Medium (LJ Medium) is a selective medium that is commonly used for the cultivation
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MacConkey Agar
MacConkey Agar MacConkey agar was the first solid differential media to be formulated which was developed at 20th century by Alfred Theodore
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Bird Seed Agar
Bird Seed Agar Bird Seed Agar is a solid medium used for selective and differential isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans from clinical specimens. It
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Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA)
Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA) Sabouraud Dextrose Agar or SDA was formulaed by Raymond Sabouraud in 1892. Sabouraud Dextrose Agar is used for the
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Mannitol Salt Agar (MSA)
Mannitol Salt Agar (MSA) Introduction of Mannitol Salt Agar (MSA) Mannitol Salt Agar (MSA) is used as a selective and differential
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