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Blood Agar base

Blood Agar Base is used with blood for the isolation and cultivation of a wide variety of fastidious microorganisms. Blood Agar Base is not intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions in humans. An inexpensive, general purpose agar base which, with the addition of 5-7% sterile blood, can be used to cultivate a wide range of microorganisms of indicative significance. Typical hemolysis patterns are obtained with this medium.

Categories: Biolife, Microbiology Tag: Blood Agar base

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Specifications

Brand

Neogen® Culture Media

Analyte

Campylobacter spp., Clostridium, Listeria spp., Staphylococci, Streptococci

Platform

Dehydrated Culture Media

Mass

500 g

Formula

Formula	Liter
Beef Extract	10.0 g/L
Balanced Peptone	10.0 g/L
Sodium Chloride	5.0 g/L
Agar	12.0 g/L

Grams per Liter

37.00

Liters per 500 g

14.00

Plates per 500 g

740.00

Preparation

Suspend 37 grams of the medium in one liter of purified water.
Heat with frequent agitation and boil for one minute to completely dissolve the medium.
Autoclave at 121°C for 15 minutes.
Cool to 45-50°C and add 5-7% sterile defibrinated horse or sheep blood.

Previous Item Number

Product was previously known as Acumedia Product: 7268 Blood Agar Base, Improved; and LabM Product: LAB028 Blood Agar Base

Package Weight

1.35 lb