MH Broth
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MH Broth

Cultivate a wide variety of microorganisms using Mueller Hinton Broth.

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R112474Borosilicate Bottle4 x 500 mL
R06147015mm x 103mm Tube100 x 1 mL
R06147215mm x 103mm Tube20 x 1 mL
R06147815mm x 103mm Tube100 x 4 mL
R06148015mm x 103mm Tube20 x 4 mL
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Borosilicate Bottle
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4 x 500 mL

Cultivate a wide variety of microorganisms using Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ Mueller Hinton Broth. Mueller Hinton formulated this medium as a protein-free medium for the purpose of isolating pathogenic Neisseria1. MH Broth was later used for testing gonococci and other organisms for susceptibility to sulfonamides2,3.

Cultivate a wide variety of microorganisms using Mueller Hinton Broth.

  • Recommended by FDA, World Health Organization (WHO) and NCCLS for testing most commonly encountered aerobic and facultative anaerobic bacteria in food and clinical material4,5.
  • Ready-to-use – Convenience of prepared media.

Mueller Hinton Broth is prepared with beef extract and acid digest of casein that supply amino acids, nitrogenous substances, vitamins, carbon, sulphur and other nutrients which are necessary for bacterial growth. Starch serves as a growth factor and a protective colloid that neutralizes toxic products which may be formed during the growth of bacteria.

  1. Mueller, J.H. and J. Hinton. 1941. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 48:330-333.
  2. Washington, J.A. 1985. Laboratory Procedures in Clinical Microbiology. 2nd Springer-Verdag, New York. NY.
  3. MacFaddin, J.F. 1985. Media for Isolation-Cultivation-Identification-Maintenance of Medical Bacteria. Vol. 1. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD.
  4. NCCLS Approved Standard. 1979. ASM-2, Performance Standards for Antimicrobic disc Susceptibility Tests, 2nd, National Committee for Clin. Lab. Standards.
  5. NCCLS M7-T Tentative Standard, National Committee for Laboratory Standards. 1983.
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DescriptionMueller Hinton Broth
FormatBorosilicate Bottle
Product TypeMicrobiology Media
Packaging Type4/Pk.
Quantity4 x 500 mL
Unit SizeEach