A culture media is a compound material that has nutrients that are essential for the growth and multiplication of microorganisms. Microorganisms will proliferate on its culture medium till they grow and become a visible colony.
The media is categorized into two types, solid and liquid culture.
Culture media is used to grow a range of organisms either in a particular group or to maintain organisms in the culture collection.
Enriched Media – Enrichment media refers to the liquid media that inhibits the growth of unwanted bacteria. Enriched media allow the growth of a wide variety of microorganisms. Substances like blood, a serum is added to grow fastidious bacteria. E.g., blood agar, chocolate agar
Selective Media – Selective media are used to select for the growth of a particular “selected” microorganism. A hindering substance like antibiotics, dyes, chemicals, alteration to pH, is added to allow the growth of a particular microorganism.
Differential Media – These are designed in a way that helps in distinguishing different types of microorganisms based on their colony colour. Some of the substances used in this include MacConkey agar, CLED agar, TCBS agar, XLD agar.
Transport Media – This media is used for transporting delicate organisms, which may not survive in the time taken for transporting their specimen. Example -Stuart medium, Buffered glycerol saline.
Anaerobic Media – These media are used to grow anaerobic microorganisms like Thioglycolate broth medium, Robertson’s cooked meat medium
| S.No | Product Name | TM CODE No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARABINOSE AGAR BASE | TM 1470 | See MORE | |
| BALANCED SENSITIVITY TEST MEDIUM | TM 032 | See MORE | |
| BHI AGAR MODIFIED (BRAIN HEART INFUSION AGAR, MODIFIED) | TM 1990 | See MORE | |
| BRAIN HEART INFUSION AGAR | TM 361 | See MORE | |
| BRAIN HEART INFUSION AGAR (VEG.) | TMV 361 | See MORE | |
| C.L.E.D. AGAR W/ ANDRADE INDICATOR (CYSTINE LACTOSE ELECTROLYTE DEFICIENT AGAR) (VEG.) | TMV 054 | See MORE | |
| CHROMOGENIC UTI AGAR * | TM 1199 | See MORE | |
| CHROMOGENIC UTI AGAR * | TM 1909 | See MORE | |
| CHROMOGENIC UTI AGAR,MODIFIED * | TM 1639 | See MORE | |
| CHROMOGENIC UTI SELECTIVE AGAR * | TM 1825 | See MORE | |
| DISINFECTANT TEST BROTH (USING S. AUREUS as TEST ORGANISM) (as per BIS) | TM 313 | See MORE | |
| EUGONIC LT 100 BROTH BASE W/O TWEEN 80 (ISO 21149:2017) | TM 2073 | See MORE | |
| EUGONIC LT 100 MEDIUM BASE W/O TWEEN 80 | TM 2072 | See MORE | |
| FLUID LACTOSE MEDIUM W/ SOYA LECITHIN AND POLYSORBATE 20 (DOUBLE PACK) (PART – I) | TM 734 | See MORE | |
| GELATIN PEPTONE AGAR | TM 2098 | See MORE | |
| INDOLE NITRATE MEDIUM (TRYPTONE NITRATE MEDIUM) | TM 468 | See MORE | |
| LIQUOID BROTH (VEG.) | TMV 1222 | See MORE | |
| MacCONKEY AGAR (as per BIS) | TM 1036 | See MORE | |
| MacCONKEY AGAR W/O CV, W/0.5% SODIUM TAUROCHOLATE | TM 2223 | See MORE | |
| MANNITOL MOTILITY NITRATE MEDIUM | TM 531 | See MORE | |
| MANNITOL MOTILITY TEST MEDIUM | TM 530 | See MORE | |
| MANNITOL MOTILITY TEST MEDIUM (VEG.) | TMV 530 | See MORE | |
| MOTILITY SULPHIDE MEDIUM | TM 793 | See MORE | |
| MOTILITY TEST MEDIUM (EDWARDS AND EWING) | TM 228 | See MORE | |
| NUTRIENT AGAR (VEG.) | TMV 1054 | See MORE | |
| NUTRIENT AGAR (VEG.) | TMV 341 | See MORE | |
| NUTRIENT BROTH (VEG.) | TMV 350 | See MORE | |
| NUTRIENT BROTH (W/O NaCl) pH 6.9 (VEG.) | TMV 327 | See MORE | |
| NUTRIENT MEDIUM | TM 2258 | See MORE | |
| PEPTONE WATER (VEG.) | TMV 330 | See MORE | |
| PHENOLPHTHALEIN PHOSPHATE AGAR | TM 824 | See MORE | |
| PHENOLPHTHALEIN PHOSPHATE AGAR (VEG.) | TMV 824 | See MORE | |
| PLATE COUNT AGAR (STANDARD PLATE AGAR) | TM 544 | See MORE | |
| PLATE COUNT AGAR (STANDARD PLATE AGAR) (VEG.) | TMV 544 | See MORE | |
| SENSITIVITY TEST MEDIUM | TM 856 | See MORE | |
| SOYA CASEIN DIGEST AGAR W/LTHTh | TM 1861 | See MORE | |
| SOYBEAN CASEIN DIGEST MEDIUM W/ 0.5% SOYA LECITHIN | TM 1932 | See MORE | |
| STANDARD NUTRIENT AGAR NO.1 | TM 865 | See MORE | |
| STANDARD NUTRIENT BROTH NO.1 | TM 866 | See MORE | |
| SULPHA SENSITIVITY TEST AGAR | TM 2352 | See MORE | |
| TRANSPORT LIQUID MEDIUM | TM 2380 | See MORE | |
| TRYPTONE AGAR | TM 889 | See MORE | |
| UNIVERSAL FASTIDIOUS CULTURE BROTH | TM 2409 | See MORE |