Oxoid Campylobacter Agar Base is used for the isolation of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli from human, animal, avian and environmental specimens.
Isolate Legionella from environmental samples and specimens using Thermo Scientific™ Oxoid™ Legionella CYE Agar Base when used with Legionella Growth Supplement SR0251A. Legionella CYE Agar Base is a non-selective medium that exhibits optimal recovery of legionellaceae in short incubation periods...
Enumerate Clostridium perfringens in foods with Thermo Scientific™ Oxoid™ Perfringens OPSP Agar Base (Dehydrated) when used with Perfringes (OPSP) Selective Supplements –A & B (SR0076 and SR0077). Perfringens OPSP Agar Base, is based on the formulation developed by Handford1.
Cultivate and isolate fastidious microorganisms with clearly visible hemolytic reactions with Thermo Scientific™ Oxoid™ Columbia Blood Agar Base (Dehydrated) when used with whole defibrinated blood (SR0050).
Selectively isolate Neisseria species with Thermo Scientific™ Oxoid™ GC Agar Base (Dehydrated). GC Agar Base has been formulated to include Special Peptone LP0072 which is a mixture of meat and plant enzymatic digests.
The Oxoid Baird-Parker RPF Agar Base is a selective medium for the isolation and enumeration of coagulase positive staphylococci from food.
Identify and isolate Corynebacterium diphtheriae from respiratory samples with Thermo Scientific™ Oxoid™ Tinsdale Agar Base (Dehydrated) when used with Tinsdale Supplement (SR0065). Tinsdale Agar Base and supplement are based on Billings1 modification of Tinsdale’s2 Medium which improved the...
Selectively isolate Pseudomonas species from a range of samples with Thermo Scientific™ Oxoid™ Pseudomonas Agar Base (Dehydrated). The medium is modification of King’s A Medium1 and contains magnesium chloride and potassium sulphate for improved pigment production and recovery of Pseudomonas...
Grow a wide variety of pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria with general purpose Thermo Scientific™ Oxoid™ Blood Agar Base (Dehydrated). Without any additions, the medium can be used for short-term maintenance of stock cultures.
Cultivate and isolate a wide variety of fastidious microorganisms using Thermo Scientific™ Columbia Agar Base.
Selectively cultivate gram-negative bacilli with Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ MacConkey Agar Base (Dehydrated). In 1900, MacConkey first described a neutral red bile salt medium for cultivation and identification of enteric organisms1.
Selectively isolate Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis with Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ Charcoal Agar Base (Dehydrated) supplemented with cephalexin. Ensminger et al. used a charcoal medium to grow B. pertussis in vaccine production1.
Detect rapid urease activity of the Proteae and non-rapid urease activity of some Enterobacteriaceae with Thermo Scientific™ Oxoid™ Urea Agar Base (Dehydrated).
Isolate and identify dermatophyte fungi from hair, nails or skin scrapings using Thermo Scientific™ Oxoid™ Dermasel Agar Base (Dehydrated) when used with Dermasel Selective Supplement (SR0075). The near neutral pH of the medium is better for the growth of fungi.
Cultivate and isolate Bordetella pertussis and Haemophilus influenzae with Thermo Scientific™ Oxoid™ Charcoal Agar Base (Dehydrated). The medium is designed to provide a non-blood containing medium for the cultivation of Bordetella pertussis and Haemophilus influenzae.