General-purpose medium for the isolation and cultivation of non-fastidious and fastidious microorganisms.

For the rapid detection of urease activity by microorganisms.

Corning extracellular matrices (ECMs) enable researchers to mimic in vivo environments for 2D and 3D cell culture applications.  Corning Matrigel matrix is a solubilized basement membrane preparation extracted from the Engelbreth-Holm-Swarm (EHS) mouse sarcoma, a tumor rich in…

Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium (DMEM) is a modification of Basal Medium Eagle (BME) containing four-fold concentrations of the amino acids and vitamins found in BME. The original formulation was used to culture embryonic mouse cells and has since been modified to support a variety of…

Base for Microbiological Testing for Cosmetics.

Lyophilised, polyclonal rabbit antisera containing approximately 0.02% thimerosal as a preservative. When properly rehydrated and used as recommended each vial of Difco™ Neisseria Meningitidis Antiserum is sufficient reagent for 20 slide tests.

For the cultivation of fastidious bacteria.

CRITERION™ Todd Hewitt Broth is recommended for the production of antigenic streptococcal hemolysin and the cultivation of streptococci prior to serological grouping. It is also recommended for the cultivation of beta-hemolytic streptococci, pneumococci and other fastidious organisms.

Nutrient pads are sterile pads impregnated with dehydrated culture media. Once they are moistened with 3.0–3.5 ml of sterile water they are ready to use immediately. Nutrient Pads reduce labor and simplify many microbiological testing procedures. May be safely stored at room temperature for up to…

Dulbecco's Phosphate Buffered Saline (DPBS) is a buffer solution which can be used to maintain cell culture media in the physiological pH range of 7.0 to 7.6. It can serve as an irrigating, transporting or diluting fluid while maintaining cell tonicity and viability for a limited period of…

The 3M™ Petrifilm™ Rapid Yeast and Mold Count Plate method is faster and easier than the traditional agar method that requires a five-day incubation period. Yeast and molds can grow in a wide range of conditions in raw materials, finished products and production environments, making them…

Trypsin is used to enzymatically release adherent cells from tissue culture plates for passaging.  Divalent cations such as calcium and magnesium, which are often present in the cell culture environment, inhibit this action.  EDTA sequesters these ions and thus enhances the efficacy of…

DMEM (Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium) is a widely used basal medium for supporting the growth of many different mammalian cells. Cells successfully cultured in DMEM include primary fibroblasts, neurons, glial cells, HUVECs, and smooth muscle cells. We offer a variety of DMEM modifications…

BD Supplies more than 400 different BD Difco™ and BD BBL™ brand media formulations and ingredients in dehydrated form for the convenience of the laboratorian and bioprocessing specialist.

3M™ Petrifilm™ Yeast and Mold Count Plates identify food borne yeast and mold in your food products and in your food processing environment. Yeasts are easily differentiated from molds on the plate: - Yeasts are typically indicated by small, blue-green colonies with defined edges…

3M™ Clean-Trace™ Surface Protein (Allergen) Test Swab ALLTEC60 is a rapid, simple, and reliable solution to monitor the presence of allergens on surfaces to effectively manage cleaning. Using allergen swabs is a fast and easy way to check whether cleaning has been carried out to a satisfactory…

Application: Environmental monitoring for isolators & clean rooms (surface and air monitoring), Detection of fungi and bacteria Packaging: 55 mm contact plate with safety lock (20 or 200 plates per box) Synonym: TSA, CASO Agar, Casein Soybean Digest Agar with neutralizer, Tryptic…

BD Supplies more than 400 different BD Difco™ and BD BBL™ brand media formulations and ingredients in dehydrated form for the convenience of the laboratorian and bioprocessing specialist.

MacConkey broth is widely used as a differential medium for detection and enumeration of coliforms from wide variety of clinical samples, food, water etc. which can be identified by colour change of the medium specific to the indicator used (1,2). Peptic digest of animal tissue provides necessary…

Casitose Yeast Peptone is a mixture of milk protein and yeast peptone, manufactured under controlled conditions to retain its nutritive values. It has highly nutritious to meet the growth requirements of wide variety of microorganisms. It is equivalent to Casein Yeast Peptone. Application: For…

These discs are used for semi-quantitative in vitro susceptibility testing by the agar disc diffusion test procedure of common, rapidly growing and certain fastidious bacterial pathogens. These include the Enterobacteriaceae, Staphylococcus spp., Pseudomonas spp., Acinetobacter spp., Enterococcus…

YT Broth (2X YT Broth) is recommended for the cultivation of recombinant strains of Escherichia coli. It is also used in culture of E. coli strains for propagation of M 13 bacteriophages. This medium contain tryptone and yeast extract, which supply nitrogenous compounds, vitamin B complex and other…

Phenol Red Broth Medium is formulated as per Vera (2) and is recommended to determine the fermentation reaction of carbohydrates for the differentiation of microorganisms (3, 4, 5). Phenol Red Broth Medium with various added carbohydrates serves as a differential medium by aiding in differentiation…

Peptone, Bacteriological confer nutritional benefit, especially at low dilution rates, and is recommended to support good growth of wide variety of microorganisms. Appearance: Light yellow to brownish yellow homogenous free flowing powder, having Characteristic odor but not putrescent …

BD supplies more than 400 different BD Difco™ and BD BBL™ brand media formulations and ingredients in dehydrated form for the convenience of the laboratorian and bioprocessing specialist.

Ready-to-use Millipore media solve numerous problems in microbiology laboratories where time, equipment and trained personnel are often in short supply. Millipore media are available in convenient, single test 2 mL plastic ampoules, eliminating the manipulation of glass ampoules and avoiding …

Molecular Biology Water is prepared by reverse osmosis, passed through fine carbon, deionized through two resin beds, and serially filtered through 0.1 µm positively charged membranes, to yield a product with an endotoxin level of less than 0.03 EU/mL. DNase, RNase and protease tested Endotoxin…

An antibiotic supplement recommended for the selective isolation of Campylobacter species. Storage and Shelf Life Store at 2 - 8°C. Use before expiry date on the label.

The coliform group consists of several genera of bacteria belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae . The historical definition of this group has been based on the method used for detection i.e. lactose fermentation. This group is defined as all aerobic and facultative anaerobic, gram-negative,…

D-(+)-Mannose is a sugar monomer of the aldohexose series of carbohydrates. It is a C-2 epimer of glucose. Appearance: White to off-white crystals or powder Solubility: Clear colorless solution at 5g in 100ml of water Specific rotation: +13.50° to +15.00° (c = 4% in water at 20°C) Assay…

Minimum Essential Medium (MEM) is a common cell culture medium developed from early work using Basal Medium Eagle (BME) with normal mammalian fibroblasts and certain subtypes of HeLa cells.  This research indicated that additions made to BME aided cell propagation.  MEM is modified with…