TRYPTOSE AGAR

Huddleson used Tryptose media for the isolation of Brucella species from man. Tryptose containing media, rather than the conventionally used meat infusion media have been used for the enumeration and isolation of Brucella species.
Tryptose Agar is also recommended by APHA and FDA. This medium can be used as general purpose media for cultivation of wide variety of organisms. It can also be supplemented with defibrinated blood (sheep, horse) to prepare blood agar for the isolation of fastidious organisms like Brucella.

for isolation, cultivation and di?erentiation of Brucella and also for Streptococci, Meningococci and other pathogenic bacteria