BD DCM A - H

AK Agar No. 2 (Sporulating Agar) BD BBL™ 500 g. Culture medium for the preparation of spore suspensions for use in procedures for the detection of antibiotic residues in milk and dairy products.

BiGGY Agar BD BBL™ 500 g. BiGGY (Bismuth Sulfite Glucose Glycine Yeast) is a selective and differential medium used in the detection, isolation and presumptive identification of Candida species.

Trypticase™ Soy Agar BD BBL™ 500 g. TSA. EP/USP/JP. Used for the isolation and cultivation of nonfastidious and fastidious microorganisms. BD BBL™ 2.3 kg

Trypticase™ Soy Agar BD BBL™ 2.3 kg. TSA. EP/USP/JP. Used for the isolation and cultivation of nonfastidious and fastidious microorganisms. BD BBL™ 2.3 kg

Brain Heart Infusion BD BBL™ 500 g. BHI is a general-purpose medium used in the cultivation of fastidious and nonfastidious, microorganisms including aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, from a variety of clinical and non-clinical materials. It serves as a base for supplemented media containing 0.1% agar Fildes enrichment or 6.5% sodium chloride. A supplemented pre-reduced formulation in tubes is especially recommended for the cultivation of anaerobes.

Brain Heart Infusion Agar BD BBL™ 500 g. For the cultivation of fastidious microorganisms especially fungi and yeasts. For use with added antibiotics in isolating fungi.

Brucella Agar BD BBL™ 500 g. A culture medium for the cultivation of Brucella organisms.

Brucella Broth BD BBL™ 500 g. Used for the cultivation of Brucella species and for the isolation and cultivation of a wide variety of fastidious and nonfastidious microorganisms.

Cary and Blair Transport Medium BD BBL™ 500 g. Used for collecting, transporting and preserving microbiological specimens, particularly those containing Vibrio cholerae.

Casman Agar Base BD BBL™ 500 g. Used for the cultivation of fastidious pathogenic organisms, such as Haemophilus influenzae and Neisseria gonorrhoeae, from clinical specimens.

Columbia Agar Base BD BBL™ 500 g. A highly nutritious, general-purpose medium for the isolation and cultivation of nonfastidious and fastidious microorganisms from a variety of clinical and non-clinical materials.

Columbia Agar Base BD BBL™ 2.3 kg. A highly nutritious, general-purpose medium for the isolation and cultivation of nonfastidious and fastidious microorganisms from a variety of clinical and non-clinical materials.

Corn Meal Agar BD BBL™ 500 g. General-purpose medium for the cultivation of fungi.

Endo Agar BD BBL™ 500 g. A differential and slightly selective culture medium for the detection of coliform and other enteric microorganisms.

Eosin Methylene Blue Agar, Modified (Holt-Harris & Teague) BD BBL™ 500 g. A slightly selective and differential medium for the isolation, cultivation and differentiation of Gram-negative enteric bacilli from both clinical and non-clinical specimens.

Levine EMB Agar BD BBL™ 500 g. Levine Eosin Methylene Blue Agar is a slightly selective and differential plating medium for the isolation of Gram-negative enteric bacteria.

GN Broth BD BBL™ 500 g. Gram-negative Broth; For the selective enrichment of Salmonella and Shigella.

Mycosel™ Agar BD BBL™ 500 g. A highly selective medium containing cycloheximide and chloramphenicol. It is recommended for the isolation of pathogenic fungi from materials having a large amount of flora of other fungi and bacteria.

Egg Yolk Tellurite Enrichment , gamma irradiated BD Difco™ 6 x 10 ml. Fraser Broth Supplement Contains 0.05 g ferric ammonium citrate. The medium is used in the rapid detection ofListeria from food and environmental samples. Use with: Fraser Broth Base (Cat. No. 211767and 211766) and Demi-Fraser Broth Base (Cat. Nos. 265310 and 265320).

Fraser Broth Base BD Difco™ 2 kg Use with Fraser Broth Supplement (Cat. No. 211742) for the selective enrichment and detection of Listeria.

Fraser Broth Base BD Difco™ 500 g Use with Fraser Broth Supplement (Cat. No. 211742) for the selective enrichment and detection of Listeria.

Hemoglobin Solution (2% ) BD BBL™ 10 x 100 ml Ready for use in the preparation of media for the cultivation of fastidious organisms.

Columbia CNA Agar BD BBL™ 500 g. Used with blood for the selective isolation of Gram-positive cocci; contains colistin and nalidixic-acid.

Actinomycete Isolation Agar BD Difco™ 500 g. Use with added glycerol for isolating and cultivating actinomyces from soil and water.

Folic AOAC Medium BD Difco™ 100 g. Used for determining folic acid concentration by the microbiological assay technique.

Elliker Broth BD Difco™ 500 g. Elliker Broth, also known as Lactobacilli Broth, is used for cultivating streptococci and lactobacilli, particularly in dairy products.

Enterococcosel™ Agar BD BBL™ 500 g. BD Enterococcosel™ Agar, a Bile Esculin Agar with Azide, is used for the rapid, selective detection and enumeration of enterococci.

Enterococcosel™ Broth BD BBL™ 500 g. BD Enterococcosel™ Broth, a Bile Esculin Broth with Azide, is recommended for use in the differentiation of enterococci and group D streptococci.

CLED Agar BD BBL™ 500 g. Cystine-Lactose-Electrolyte-Deficient Agar. Used for the cultivation of bacteria from urine and for the differentiation of lactose-positive and lactose-negative microorganisms.

Agar (Grade A) BD BBL™ 500 g. Agar, Grade A is a high-grade agar, specially processed for microbiological purposes. It is routinely used as a solidifying agent in microbiological media.

Dermatophyte Test Medium Base BD BBL™ 500 g. Dermatophyte Test Medium (DTM) is a selective and differential medium used for the detection and presumptive identification of dermatophytes from clinical and veterinary specimens.

Egg Yolk Tellurite Enrichment BD BBL™ 6 x 100 ml. The enrichment consists of 30% egg yolk suspension with 0.15% potassium tellurite. For the isolation of S. aureus use with: Baird-Parker Agar Base (Cat. Nos. 276840 and 276810).

Hemoglobin, Bovine (Freeze-Dried) BD BBL™ 500 g. BD BBL™ Hemoglobin products are used in preparing microbiological culture media.

Selective agent, inhibits Gram-positive organisms. BD Difco™ 500 g

Agar (Bacto™) BD Difco™ 454 g. Purified Agar in which extraneous matter, pigmented portions and salts are reduced to a minimum. Used for the determination of motility and the growth of anaerobes and microaerophiles.

Agar (Bacto™) BD Difco™ 2 kg. Purified Agar in which extraneous matter, pigmented portions and salts are reduced to a minimum. Used for the determination of motility and the growth of anaerobes and microaerophiles.

Agar (Bacto™) BD Difco™ 10 kg. Purified Agar in which extraneous matter, pigmented portions and salts are reduced to a minimum. Used for the determination of motility and the growth of anaerobes and microaerophiles.

Agar (Bacto™) BD Difco™ 100 g. Purified Agar in which extraneous matter, pigmented portions and salts are reduced to a minimum. Used for the determination of motility and the growth of anaerobes and microaerophiles.

Gelatin BD Difco™ 500 g. Gelatin is a protein of uniform molecular constitution derived chiefly from the hydrolysis of collagen. Collagens are a class of albuminoids found abundantly in bones, skin, tendon, cartilage, and similar tissues of animals. Gelatin is used in culture media to detect gelatin liquefaction by bacteria and as a nitrogen and amino acid source.

Asparagine BD Difco™ 500 g. Amino acid for chemical and microbiological usage.

Agar (Granulated) BD Difco™ 500 g. Used as a solidifying agent for culture media. Carefully monitored for cultural response, solubility and gelation temperature. High quality agar for use in clinics and biotechnology, equivalent to BD BiTek™. Suitable for culturing recombinant strains of Escherichia coli (HB 101) and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. May be used for general bacteriological purposes where clarity is not a strict requirement.

Agar (Granulated) BD Difco™ 500 g. Used as a solidifying agent for culture media. Carefully monitored for cultural response, solubility and gelation temperature. High quality agar for use in clinics and biotechnology, equivalent to BD BiTek™. Suitable for culturing recombinant strains of Escherichia coli (HB 101) and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. May be used for general bacteriological purposes where clarity is not a strict requirement.

Agar (Granulated) BD Difco™ 500 g. Used as a solidifying agent for culture media. Carefully monitored for cultural response, solubility and gelation temperature. High quality agar for use in clinics and biotechnology, equivalent to BD BiTek™. Suitable for culturing recombinant strains of Escherichia coli (HB 101) and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. May be used for general bacteriological purposes where clarity is not a strict requirement.

Dextrose / Glucose BD Difco™ 500 g. Carbohydrate; glucose, D (+), anhydrous. For incorporation into microbiological culture media as a source of energy for bacteria and for the determination of fermentation reactions. It is usually employed at a concentration of 0.5 to 1.0% in fermentation media.

D-Galactose BD Difco™ 500 g. Carbohydrate; D-Galactose (+), anhydrous.

D-Mannitol BD Difco™ 500 g. Carbohydrate

Giolitti-Cantoni Broth Base BD Difco™ 500 g. Used for enriching Staphylococcus aureus from foods during isolation procedures.

Buffered Peptone Water BD Difco™ 10 kg. Preenrichment for injured Salmonella species from food specimens to increase recovery.

Buffered Peptone Water BD Difco™ 500 g. Preenrichment for injured Salmonella species from food specimens to increase recovery.

Yersinia Selective Agar Base (CIN Agar Base) BD Difco™ 500 g. CIN (Cefsulodin-Irgasan-Novobiocin) Agar Base, when supplemented with cefsulodin andnovobiocin (Yersinia Antimicrobic Supplement CN, Cat. No. 231961), is a differential andselective medium used in qualitative procedures for the isolation of Yersinia enterocoliticafrom a variety of clinical and non-clinical specimens.

Brilliant Green Agar, Modified (Edel-Kampelmacher) BD Difco™ 500 g. Selective medium for the isolation of Salmonella from water, sewage and foodstuffs.

EC Medium with MUG BD Difco™ 500 g. Detection of MUG positive E. coli using a fluorogenic assay in water, food, and milk.

Antibiotic Assay Broth. USP compliant. BD Difco™ 500 g

Antibiotic Medium 4 BD Difco™ 500 g. Yeast Beef Agar, Microbiological assay of antibiotics. USP compliant.

Thioglycollate Medium, Fluid BD Difco™ 2 kg. FTM is used to detect microorganisms in normally sterile materials.

Thioglycollate Medium, Fluid BD Difco™ 10 kg. FTM is used to detect microorganisms in normally sterile materials.

Thioglycollate Medium, Fluid BD Difco™ 500 g. FTM is used to detect microorganisms in normally sterile materials.

NIH Thioglycollate Broth (USP Alternative Thioglycollate Medium) NIH Thioglycollate BD Difco™ 500 g. Broth and Sterility Test Broth, which are the USP Alternative Thioglycollate Medium, are Fluid Thioglycollate Medium without the agar or indicator components. They are used for the same sterility test procedures except that anaerobic incubation is recommended rather than aerobic incubation. They also meet the requirements of the USP growth promotion test.

Antibiotic Medium 1 BD Difco™ 500 g. Penassay Seed Agar. Microbiological assay of antibiotics. USP compliant.

Cooked Meat Medium BD Difco™ 500 g. For the cultivation of anaerobic bacteria and maintenance of stock cultures, especially pathogenic clostridia.

Antibiotic Medium 2 BD Difco™ 500 g. Penassay Base Agar. Microbiological assay of antibiotics. USP compliant.

Antibiotic Medium 5 BD Difco™ 500 g. Streptomycin Assay Agar, Microbiological assay of antibiotics. USP compliant.

Brewer Anaerobic Agar BD Difco™ 500 g. Used for cultivating anaerobic and microaerophilic bacteria.

Glycerol BD Difco™ 500 g. Highly purified alcohol used as a fixative in bacterial preservation media and in the isolation and cultivation of many organisms.

Brilliant Green Agar BD Difco™ 500 g. Highly selective medium for the isolation of Salmonella other than Salmonella Typhi from feces and other materials. Can be used with Novobiocin Antimicrobic Supplement (Cat. No. 231971).

GC Medium Base BD Difco™ 500 g. Used with various additives in isolating and cultivating Neisseria gonorrhoeae and other fastidious microorganisms.

EC Medium BD Difco™ 500 g. Differentiation and enumeration of fecal and nonfecal coliforms in water, wastewater, shellfish, and foods.

Folic Acid Assay Medium BD Difco™ 100 g. Used for determining folic acid concentration by the microbiological assay technique.

Antimicrobic Vial P BD Difco™ 6 x 10 ml. Contains polymyxin B. For enumerating Bacillus cereus from foods use with:MYP Agar (Cat. No. 281010) and Egg Yolk Enrichment 50% (Cat. Nos. 233471 and 233472)Also for use with: SFP Agar Base (Cat. No. 281110).

Antimicrobic Vial A BD Difco™ 6 x 10 ml. Antimicrobic Vial A, containing chlortetracycline, is used in preparing selective microbiologicalculture media. Chlortetracycline selectively inhibits bacterial growth by inhibiting protein synthesisand restricts the size and height of colonies of more rapidly growing molds. Contains25 mg desiccated chlortetracycline per 10 ml vial. The resulting concentration of the rehydratedsolution is 2.5 mg chlortetracycline per ml. Can be used with BD Difco™ Cooke Rose Bengal Agar (Cat. No. 270310).

Egg Yolk Enrichment (50% ) BD Difco™ 6 x 100 ml. Is a concentrated egg yolk emulsion recommended for use in a variety of media such as BD Difco™ SFP Agar Base and BD Difco™ McClung Toabe Agar Base for the isolation andidentification of Clostridium species on the basis of their lecithinase activity. Egg Yolk Enrichmentwhich has been warmed to 45 - 50°C is aseptically added to prepared and sterilizedculture media which has been cooled to 45 - 50°C. In BD Difco™ SFP Agar Base and Difco™ McClung Toabe Agar Base, 100 ml Egg Yolk Enrichment 50% is added to 900 ml or 10 ml to 90 ml of prepared and sterilized base. Use with: McClung Toabe Agar Base (Cat. No. 294110), MYP Agar (Cat. No. 281010) and SFP Agar Base (Cat. No. 281110).

Czapek-Dox Broth BD Difco™ 500 g. Used for cultivating fungi and bacteria capable of using inorganic nitrogen.

Czapek Solution Agar BD Difco™ 500 g. Used for cultivating fungi and bacteria capable of using inorganic nitrogen.

XLT4 Supplement BD Difco™ 1 x 100 ml. Added to inhibit growth of non-Salmonella organisms. To be used with: XLT4 Agar Base(Cat. Nos. 223420 and 223410).

Brain Heart Infusion BD Difco™ 2 kg. BHI is a general-purpose medium used in the cultivation of fastidious and nonfastidious, microorganisms including aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, from a variety of clinical and non-clinical materials. It serves as a base for supplemented media containing 0.1% agar Fildes enrichment or 6.5% sodium chloride. A supplemented pre-reduced formulation in tubes is especially recommended for the cultivation of anaerobes.

Brain Heart Infusion BD Difco™ 500 g. BHI is a general-purpose medium used in the cultivation of fastidious and nonfastidious, microorganisms including aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, from a variety of clinical and non-clinical materials. It serves as a base for supplemented media containing 0.1% agar Fildes enrichment or 6.5% sodium chloride. A supplemented pre-reduced formulation in tubes is especially recommended for the cultivation of anaerobes.

Heart Infusion Broth BD Difco™ 2 kg. Used for cultivating fastidious microorganisms.

Heart Infusion Broth BD Difco™ 500 g. Used for cultivating fastidious microorganisms.

Dubos Broth Base BD Difco™ 500 g. Dubos Broth Base is used with Dubos Medium Albumin (Cat. No. 230910) for rapidly cultivating pure cultures of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Azide Dextrose Broth BD Difco™ 500 g. Used for cultivating streptococci in water and wastewater.

Azide Blood Agar Base BD Difco™ 500 g. Used for isolating streptococci and staphylococci and, supplemented with blood, for determining hemolytic reactions.

Brain Heart Infusion Agar BD Difco™ 2 kg. For the cultivation of fastidious microorganisms especially fungi and yeasts. For use with added antibiotics in isolating fungi.

Biotin Assay Medium BD Difco™ 100 g. For determining biotin concentration by the microbiological assay technique using Lactobacillus plantarum ATCC 8014 as a test organism.

Desoxycholate Lactose Agar BD Difco™ 500 g. A slightly selective and differential plating medium used for isolating and differentiating Gram-negative enteric bacilli and for enumerating coliforms from water, wastewater, milk, and dairy products.

Antibiotic Medium 19 BD Difco™ 500 g. Microbiological assay of antibiotics. USP compliant.

2×YT Medium (Yeast Extract Tryptone) BD Difco™ 500 g. Formulation designed for growth and propagation of E. coli infected with the single strand filamentous bacteriophage M13.

Heart Infusion Agar BD Difco™ 2 kg. A general-purpose medium used in the cultivation of a wide range of microorganisms from a variety of clinical and non-clinical specimens.

Heart Infusion Agar BD Difco™ 500 g. A general-purpose medium used in the cultivation of a wide range of microorganisms from a variety of clinical and non-clinical specimens.

B12 Assay Medium BD Difco™ 100 g. Used for determining vitamin B12 concentration by the microbiological assay technique.

Antibiotic Medium 9 BD Difco™ 500 g. Polymyxin Base Agar, Microbiological assay of antibiotics. USP compliant.

Antibiotic Medium 10 BD Difco™ 500 g. Polymyxin Seed Agar, Microbiological assay of antibiotics. USP compliant.

Bordet Gengou Agar Base BD Difco™ 500 g. Used with the addition of sterile blood and glycerol for the detection and isolation of B. pertussis and other Bordetella species. The medium is rendered selective by the addition of methicillin.

Esculin Iron Agar BD Difco™ 100 g. Esculin Iron Agar (EIA substrate) is used for enumerating enterococci from water by membrane filtration based on esculin hydrolysis.

Cystine Tryptic Agar BD Difco™ 500 g. Used for the maintenance of microorganisms, as well as for the detection of bacterial motility and, with added carbohydrate, for fermentation reactions of fastidious microorganisms; i.e., Neisseria, pneumococci, streptococci and nonsporeforming anaerobes.

Anaerobic Agar BD Difco™ 500 g. General purpose medium for anaerobic microorganisms.

B12 Inoculum Broth BD Difco™ 100 g. Used for preparing the inoculum of Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis ATCC 7830 used in the Vitamin B12 Activity Assay.

Brain Heart Infusion, Porcine BD Difco™ 500 g. For the cultivation of a variety of microorganisms using porcine as an alternate peptone source.

EE Broth Mossel BD Difco™ 500 g. Use for selectively enriching and detecting Enterobacteriaceae, particularly from foods.

DRBC Agar BD Difco™ 500 g. Dichloran Rose Bengal Chloramphenicol Agar supports good growth of yeasts and molds while inhibiting bacteria and the spreading of rapidly growing molds.

Eugon Agar BD Difco™ 500 g. A general-purpose medium used for cultivating a wide variety of microorganisms. Eugon Agar can be used with or without enrichment. Enriched with blood, Eugon Agar supports the growth of pathogenic fungi including Nocardia, Histoplasma and Blastomyces. With the addition of BD Difco™ Supplement B (Cat. No. 227610), excellent growth of Neisseria, Francisella and Brucella is achieved. The unenriched medium supports rapid growth of lactobacilli associated with cured meat products, dairy products, and other foods.

Eugon Broth BD Difco™ 500 g. A general-purpose medium used for the cultivation of fastidious and nonfastidious bacteria from a variety of clinical and non-clinical specimens. With addition of Lecithine and Polysorbate 80 it is used for enrichment of cosmetic products.

Antibiotic Medium 11 BD Difco™ 500 g. Erythromycin/Neomycin Agar, Microbiological assay of antibiotics. USP compliant.

DNase Test Agar BD Difco™ 500 g. Differential medium used for the detection of desoxyribonuclease activity to aid in the identification of bacteria.

Differential Reinforced Clostridial Agar (DRCA) BD Difco™ 500 g. For enumeration and cultivation of sulfate-reducing clostridia in foods.

Demi-Fraser Broth Base BD Difco™ 10 kg. For use with Fraser Broth Supplement (Cat. No. 211742) in selectively and differentially enriching Listeria from foods.

Demi-Fraser Broth Base BD Difco™ 500 g. For use with Fraser Broth Supplement (Cat. No. 211742) in selectively and differentially enriching Listeria from foods.

APT Agar BD Difco™ 500 g. APT Agar is used for cultivating heterofermentative lactobacilli and other organisms requiring high thiamine content. It is also used for maintaining stock cultures of Weissella (Lactobacillus) viridescens ATCC 12706 used in the assay of thiamine.

APT Broth BD Difco™ 500 g. Used for culturing Weissella viridescens ATCC 12706 used in the assay of thiamine. It is also used for cultivating heterofermentative lactobacilli and other organisms requiring high thiamine content.

Antibiotic Medium 8 BD Difco™ 500 g. Microbiological assay of antibiotics. USP compliant.

Antibiotic Medium 12 BD Difco™ 500 g. Microbiological assay of antibiotics. USP compliant.

HC Agar Base BD Difco™ 500 g. HC Agar Base, when supplemented with Polysorbate 80, is used for enumerating molds in cosmetic products.

D/E Neutralizing Agar BD Difco™ 500 g. D/E (Dey/Engley) Neutralizing Agar has the ability to neutralize antimicrobial chemicals and is used for environmental sampling for the detection and enumeration of microorganisms present on surfaces of sanitary importance.

Cooke Rose Bengal Agar BD Difco™ 500 g. Use with or without BD Difco™ Antimicrobic Vial A (Cat. No. 233331) for the selective isolation of fungi from environmental and food specimens.

Brilliant Green Sulfa Agar BD Difco™ 500 g. BG Sulfa Agar. Selective isolation of Salmonella (not S. Typhi) from stool and other media after preenrichment. Can be used with SBG Sulfa Enrichment (Cat. No. 271510).

Bismuth Sulfite Agar BD Difco™ 500 g. Bismuth Sulfite Agar is a highly selective medium used for isolating Salmonella spp., particularly Salmonella Typhi, from food and clinical specimens. Bismuth Sulfite Agar is a modification of the Wilson and Blair formula.

Brilliant Green Lactose Bile Broth, 2% BD Difco™ 500 g

Sabouraud Agar, Modified BD Difco™ 2 kg. Used in qualitative procedures for cultivation of dermatophytes and other pathogenic and nonpathogenic fungi from clinical and non-clinical specimens.

Used for the preparation of Egg Tellurite Glycine Pyruvate Agar (ETGPA). May also be used for BD Difco™ 2 kg. the identification of staphylococci on the basis of their ability to clear egg yolk. Use with EY Tellurite Enrichment (Cat. Nos. 277910, 212357 and 257201) for the detection and enumeration of coagulase-positive staphylococci from food, skin, soil, air, and other materials.

Baird-Parker Agar Base BD Difco™ 500 g

Egg Yolk Tellurite Enrichment BD Difco™ 6 x 100 ml. The enrichment consists of 30% egg yolk suspension with 0.15% potassium tellurite. For the isolation of S. aureus use with: Baird-Parker Agar Base (Cat. Nos. 276840 and 276810).

Columbia Blood Agar Base EH BD Difco™ 500 g. Infusion-free basal medium to use with blood for enhanced beta-hemolytic reactions after over- night incubation and for cultivation of fastidious microorganisms, particularly Helicobacter pylori.

Columbia Blood Agar Base BD Difco™ 2 kg. Infusion-free basal medium to use with or without blood for the cultivation of fastidious microorganisms.

Columbia Blood Agar Base BD Difco™ 10 kg. Infusion-free basal medium to use with or without blood for the cultivation of fastidious microorganisms.

Columbia Blood Agar Base BD Difco™ 500 g. Infusion-free basal medium to use with or without blood for the cultivation of fastidious microorganisms.

Dextrose Tryptone Agar BD Difco™ 500 g. Used for cultivating thermophilic “flat-sour” microorganisms associated with food spoilage.

Agar (Technical) BD Difco™ 2 kg. Agar Technical is a solidifying agent used in preparing microbiological culture media. Although Agar Technical has wider quality control parameters than other bacteriological agars, solubility, gelation temperature and solidity are carefully monitored to permit its use.

Agar (Technical) BD Difco™ 500 g. Agar Technical is a solidifying agent used in preparing microbiological culture media. Although Agar Technical has wider quality control parameters than other bacteriological agars, solubility, gelation temperature and solidity are carefully monitored to permit its use.

D/E Neutralizing Broth BD Difco™ 500 g. Used for the neutralization and testing of antiseptics and disinfectants according to the procedure of Dey and Engley.

Candida BCG Agar Base BD Difco™ 500 g. Candida Bromcresol Green (BCG) Agar is a differential and selective medium used for primary isolation and detection of Candida species from clinical specimens.

Hektoen Enteric Agar BD Difco™ 10 kg. A moderately selective medium used in qualitative procedures for the isolation and cultivation of Gram-negative enteric microorganisms, especially Shigella, from a variety of clinical and non-clinical specimens.

Hektoen Enteric Agar BD Difco™ 500 g. A moderately selective medium used in qualitative procedures for the isolation and cultivation of Gram-negative enteric microorganisms, especially Shigella, from a variety of clinical and non-clinical specimens.

Cetrimide Agar Base / BD Pseudosel™ Agar BD Difco™ 500 g. Used for the selective isolation and identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Decarboxylase Medium Base BD Difco™ 500 g. Use with added amino acid in differentiating bacteria based on amino acid decarboxylation.

Charcoal Agar BD Difco™ 500 g. Cultivation of fastidious organisms, particularly Bordetella pertussis, for vaccine production and stock culture maintenance.

Select APS™, LB Broth Base BD Difco™ 500 g. BD Difco™ LB Broth Base (BD Select APS™ -Alternative Protein Source). For the propagationand maintenance of E. coli for molecular biology. Non-animal origin formulation.

Columbia Broth BD Difco™ 500 g. Cultivation of fastidious microorganisms. Particularly recommended for blood culture because of its ability to grow a wide range of microorganisms.

Bile Esculin Agar BD BBL™ 500 g. Used to differentiate enterococci and the Streptococcus bovis group from other streptococci.